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reducer

noun
/ɹɪˈdusɚ/US

Etymology

From reduce + -er.

  1. derived from redūcō
  2. derived from reduire
  3. inherited from reducen
  4. suffixed as reducer — “reduce + er”

Definitions

  1. Something or someone that reduces.

    • If a floorboard has deep risers, you should use an entrance reducer in winter, to help keep out mice […]

  2. A reducing agent.

  3. A hydraulic device for reducing pressure and hence increasing movement, used to transmit…

    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.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A liquid used in the process of developing a negative to reduce its darkness.

    2. A component used to connect two pipes of different bores.

    3. A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app.

    4. The reduction of the contribution to a football game of a more talented opponent by…

      The reduction of the contribution to a football game of a more talented opponent by intimidation using a brutal tackle.

      • Koulibaly flattens Steven Bergwijn with a reducer from behind but avoids a booking. Bergwijn gets to his feet and blows his cheeks in frustration. I think that really hurt but he doesn’t want to show it.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for reducer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA