minskning — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- 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.
- shrinkage noun The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
Senses
minskning is used for these senses in English:
- contraction A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
- decrease An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
- reduction The act, process, or result of reducing.
- reduction The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
- shrinkage The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
contraction — full definition
- noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
- noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.
decrease — full definition
- verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
- noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.