redução — meaning in English

English meaning

• decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
• reduction noun The act of making something smaller, or the amount by which it has been decreased.

Senses

redução is used for these senses in English:

• decrease An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
• reduction The act, process, or result of reducing.

decrease — full definition

1. verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
2. noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.

reduction — full definition

1. noun The act of making something smaller, or the amount by which it has been decreased.
2. noun A sauce that has been boiled down until thick and concentrated.
3. noun A medical procedure to reset a broken bone or dislocated joint.

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