Synonym: decrease, diminution, reducing, simplification, step-down. Similar words: production, introduction, auction, prediction, destruction, instruction, construction, instructional. Meaning: [rɪ'dʌkʃn] n. 1. the act of decreasing or reducing something 2. 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 3. the act of reducing complexity.
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151. Such huge improvements in fuel economy have been achieved through greater engine efficiency and reduction of air resistance.
152. High seed rates cause a dramatic reduction in anchorage strength because the spread of the structural roots is restricted.
153. The corresponding reduction in the space posteriorly restricts the canal available for the spinal cord.
154. Rowbotham accepts without criticism Horney's reduction of the unconscious to basic needs, which presupposes a psychological subject of those needs.
155. A previously agreed reduction in troops from 43,000 to 36,000 by the end of 1992 would go ahead as planned.
156. Male speaker Under Options for Change we could see there was going to be a reduction in defence expenditure.
157. Offsets create an unofficial market in pollution or emission reduction credits.
158. Bodily proportions at birth suggest that the growth reduction began early in gestation.
159. Despite the continuing decline in the workforce there has not been a corresponding reduction in the number of tractors found on farms.
160. How does Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley hope to achieve a ten percent reduction in smokers without a ban on tobacco ads?
161. Therefore this apparent reduction in their rate of occurrence is a reflection of the comparatively shorter period of monitoring during the procedure.
162. Many big chains had pushed for a 2 percent reduction, but believe the 1 percent cut could still help.
163. Thus, beyond a certain point the marginal social benefit of further risk reduction will exceed the marginal social cost.
164. If this is done, then two of the three products of ilmenite reduction will be in routine use.
165. Mrs Harker accepts that some reduction in staff may be necessary but hopes voluntary tutors will help out.
166. It wants a reduction in diesel fuel duty plus a lower level of road tax on diesel cars.
167. In addition to using good teamwork, they demanded team performance against specific goals ranging from cycle time reduction to skit preparation.
168. For this reason it is not often possible to achieve a reduction in space requirement by using an inverted file.
169. Borders businesses are also likely to benefit as a 17 percent reduction in water bills is planned.
170. On the degree of evaporation or reduction to which the tomatoes are subjected the flavour of the sauce very largely depends.
171. What follows is the list of goals for salt reduction for our typical dieter.
172. Removing these areas of high sensitivity will make targets for reduction of sulphur dioxide emissions easier to reach.
173. In species that forage inshore,(http://sentencedict.com/reduction.html) clutches are usually larger but brood reduction may occur under adverse circumstances.
174. One of the early ones was dinitrophenol, the first synthetic drug used for weight reduction.
175. He also would establish a national debt-elimination sinking fund to set aside the fruits of economic growth for debt reduction.
176. These bacteria use molecular hydrogen as well as other electron donors, for the dissimilatory reduction of sulphate to sulphide.
177. These measurements correlate with neuronal cell count and show a relative reduction of neurons in the epileptogenic hippocampus.
178. A reduction in computational complexity will provide greater flexibility in choice of models used to predict outcomes and correlations.
179. The reduction in distributable reserves may, of course, affect the company's ability to pay future dividends.
180. It is unlikely that when they signed they could ever have had the slightest hope of achieving such a reduction.
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