reduction
English Thesaurus
1. the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | the action of changing something (noun.act) |
2. the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change of magnitude, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the amount or size of something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing the amount or number (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | mitigation, moderation, |
| definition | : | the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lowering, |
| definition | : | the act of causing to become less (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cutback, |
| definition | : | a reduction in quantity or rate (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | devaluation, |
| definition | : | the reduction of something's value or worth (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | de-escalation, |
| definition | : | (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | minimisation, minimization, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | depletion, |
| definition | : | the act of decreasing something markedly (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shortening, |
| definition | : | act of decreasing in length (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shrinking, |
| definition | : | the act of becoming less (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deduction, subtraction, |
| definition | : | the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deflation, |
| definition | : | the act of letting the air out of something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rollback, |
| definition | : | reducing prices back to some earlier level (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | weakening, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing the strength of something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | depreciation, |
| definition | : | a decrease in price or value (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | contraction, |
| definition | : | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | amortisation, amortization, |
| definition | : | the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | declassification, |
| definition | : | reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shelter, tax shelter, |
| definition | : | a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | tax credit, |
| definition | : | a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket) (noun.possession) |
3. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | chemical reaction, reaction, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others (noun.process) |
4. the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reduce, |
| definition | : | make less complex (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | simplify, |
| definition | : | make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent (verb.change) |
5. the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
| antonym | : | increase, step-up, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | reduce, shrink, |
| definition | : | reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change) |
6. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent (noun.process)
| derivation | : | deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce, |
| definition | : | to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons (verb.change) |
7. the act of reducing complexity (noun.act)
| derivation | : | reduce, |
| definition | : | make less complex (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | simplify, |
| definition | : | make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent (verb.change) |
8. the act of decreasing or reducing something (noun.act)
| antonym | : | increase, step-up, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | reduce, shrink, |
| definition | : | reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change) |
9. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent (noun.process)
| derivation | : | deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce, |
| definition | : | to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons (verb.change) |
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