reduction
gb/ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/ us/ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1600
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
action
1
process of making smaller or less
The act of making something smaller or less.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a reduction in [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'reduction' with 'discount'. 'Reduction' is the process of making something less, while 'discount' usually refers to a lower price offered to customers.
పర్యాయపదాలు
decrease (More general and common; can be used for both countable and uncountable changes.)
|
cutback (Often used for reductions in spending, staff, or services.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
increase (Opposite in meaning; refers to making something larger or greater.)
పదకలయికలు
price reduction
|risk reduction
|reduction in size
|waste reduction
|cost reduction
విషయాలు
business
|daily life
|science
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The company announced a significant reduction in staff numbers.
- We need to work on the reduction of plastic waste.
- There has been a reduction in crime rates this year.
- The new law aims at the reduction of carbon emissions.
- A 10% reduction in prices attracted more customers.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- There is a reduction in food prices.
- The doctor wants a reduction in my sugar intake.
- We saw a reduction in noise after the window was fixed.
- The school made a reduction in homework.
- A reduction in costs helped the shop.
నామవాచకం
technical
B2
event
2
chemical gain of electrons
In chemistry, when a substance gains electrons or has a lower oxidation level.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'reduction' with 'reducing amount'. In chemistry, it refers to electron gain, not making something smaller.
పర్యాయపదాలు
electron gain (Describes the same process but less commonly used as a term.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
oxidation (The opposite chemical process where electrons are lost.)
పదకలయికలు
oxidation and reduction
|reduction reaction
|metal reduction
విషయాలు
science
ఉదాహరణలు
- Reduction occurs when copper ions gain electrons to form copper metal.
- The reaction involves both oxidation and reduction steps.
- Hydrogen gas is produced by the reduction of protons.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Reduction is when something gets more electrons.
- In this reaction, iron goes through reduction.
- Reduction and oxidation happen together.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
3
thickened sauce by boiling down
A sauce made thicker and stronger by cooking it until some liquid is gone.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes think 'reduction' here means less food; it actually means concentrated flavor by boiling down liquid.
పర్యాయపదాలు
concentrate (General term for a liquid with reduced volume and intensified flavor.)
పదకలయికలు
wine reduction
|balsamic reduction
విషయాలు
food
|food_drink
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- The chef served the steak with a red wine reduction.
- Balsamic reduction adds sweetness to the salad.
- The sauce is a simple lemon and butter reduction.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I made a balsamic reduction for the salad.
- The meat came with a wine reduction.
- We had fish with lemon reduction.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
reduction
IPA
GB/ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/
US/ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
re - duc - tion (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (duc)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: reduction
- Plural: reduction, reductions
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
reductions
noun
Core family
reduce
verb A2
Related words
reducer
noun
Negative and opposite forms
irreducible
adjective
Advanced or less common
reducible
adjective
reductive
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
price reduction
1/pɹˈaɪs ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/
fixed phrase
lowering the selling price
When the cost of something is made lower.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The store is offering a big price reduction on winter coats.
- We waited for a price reduction before buying the laptop.
risk reduction
1/ɹˈɪsk ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/
fixed phrase
making danger less likely
Doing things to make danger or harm less likely.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Seat belts are an important part of risk reduction in cars.
- The program focuses on risk reduction for heart disease.
waste reduction
1/wˈeɪst ɹɪdˈʌkʃən/
fixed phrase
producing less waste material
Making less trash or unwanted material.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Waste reduction is key to protecting the environment.
- The company started a waste reduction program.