noun
Meaning 1
Something or someone that reduces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
reducer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American: /ɹɪˈdusɚ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A reducing agent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A hydraulic device for reducing pressure and hence increasing movement, used to transmit the load from the hydraulic support of the lower shackle to the lever weighing apparatus in some kinds of heavy testing machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, hydraulics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A liquid used in the process of developing a negative to reduce its darkness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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noun
Meaning 5
A component used to connect two pipes of different bores.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, plumbing
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noun
Meaning 6
A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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noun
Meaning 7
The reduction of the contribution to a football game of a more talented opponent by intimidation using a brutal tackle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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noun
Meaning 8
pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pipefitting, pipe fitting
noun
Meaning 9
a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reducing agent, reductant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical agent
Narrower terms: hydrazine
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reducer From reduce + -er.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: редуктор (reduktor) — something that reduces
- Finnish: vähentäjä — something that reduces
- Finnish: heikentäjä — something that reduces
- French: réducteur — something that reduces
- German: Reduzierer — something that reduces
- Spanish: reductor — something that reduces
- Catalan: rebaixador — photography: developing liquid
- Finnish: heikenne — photography: developing liquid
- Finnish: supistaja — plumbing component
- German: Reduzierung — plumbing component
- Polish: złączka redukcyjna — plumbing component