Reduction
[rɪ'dʌkʃ(ə)n] or [rɪ'dʌkʃən]
解释:
(noun.) the act of reducing complexity.
(noun.) 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.
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解释:
(n.) The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province.
(n.) The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t.
(v. t.) The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.
(v. t.) The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result.
(v. t.) The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.
(v. t.) The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.
(v. t.) The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol.
(v. t.) The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
埃斯特拉编辑
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Conversion, resolution, transmutation.[2]. Diminution, contraction, decrease, abridgment, lessening, retrenchment, abatement, decrement, curtailment, lowering.[3]. Depression, detrusion, abasement, lowering.[4]. Subjugation, conquest, mastery, subdual, victory over.[5]. (Math.) Resolution, solution.
杰夫编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Diminution, contraction, decrease, abatement,[See ABRIDGMENT]
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例句:
- But our manufacturers were not long satisfied with this reduction: by the 29th of the same king, chap. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Vaporisation, absorption, compression or reduction of atmospheric pressure are the principal methods of producing cold. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- This was a reduction from $23. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- A sensible reduction of temperature is instantly noticeable. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- This state of the eyes is probably due to gradual reduction from disuse, but aided perhaps by natural selection. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- All over the oceans there was the same reduction in the time and the same increase in the certainty of human communications. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- None of these articles, therefore, seem to admit of any considerable reduction of expense. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Even this small reduction of debt, however, has not been all made from the savings out of the ordinary revenue of the state. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- In the case of the Crane trial there was a reduction from 30 per cent. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- There was a crisis when Gerald was a boy, when the Masters' Federation closed down the mines because the men would not accept a reduction. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Not this, but the subtle thrills of extreme sensation in reduction. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- The modern trend of development in firearms has been toward the reduction of calibre, the standard for small arms being 30/100. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- There were people who were crying aloud for a reduction of armaments---- (But there the Director of Trench Warfare and Supplies was wrong. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- There may, however, have been some small improvements in both, which may have occasioned some reduction of price. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- This increase in output, of course, means a reduction in the cost of labor and of general expenses. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Reductions about one-half. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- Too much stress must not be laid upon these striking reductions in the time distances of one place from another. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
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