"reducer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: reducers [plural]
Etymology: reduce + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reduce|er}} reduce + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} reducer (plural reducers)
  1. Something that reduces. Translations (something that reduces): редуктор (reduktor) (Bulgarian), vähentäjä (Finnish), heikentäjä (Finnish), réducteur [masculine] (French), Reduzierer [masculine] (German), reductor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reducer-en-noun-DcuUOSDI Disambiguation of 'something that reduces': 73 11 4 7 2 2 1
  2. (chemistry) A reducing agent. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-reducer-en-noun-gpRnDZ~f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 36 15 17 3 11 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 31 15 15 8 9 8 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (hydraulics) 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.
    Sense id: en-reducer-en-noun-oV2hDteU Topics: engineering, hydraulics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (photography) A liquid used in the process of developing a negative to reduce its darkness. Categories (topical): Photography Translations (photography: developing liquid): rebaixador [masculine] (Catalan), heikenne (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reducer-en-noun-kpLcyvlg Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'photography: developing liquid': 3 6 8 63 11 6 4
  5. (plumbing) A component used to connect two pipes of different bores. Translations (plumbing component): supistaja (Finnish), Reduzierung [feminine] (German), złączka redukcyjna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-reducer-en-noun-EkMzf9ES Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, plumbing Disambiguation of 'plumbing component': 0 6 3 2 85 2 2
  6. (software) A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app. Categories (topical): Software
    Sense id: en-reducer-en-noun-mvRnaktP Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  7. (soccer) The reduction of the contribution to a football game of a more talented opponent by intimidation using a brutal tackle. Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-reducer-en-noun-OKWSM46o Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: entrance reducer

Inflected forms

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