Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reducer

/ɹɪˈdusɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: re-duc-er
IPA: /ɹɪˈdusɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something or someone that reduces.

noun

A reducing agent.

noun

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.

noun

A liquid used in the process of developing a negative to reduce its darkness.

noun

A component used to connect two pipes of different bores.

noun

A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app.

noun

The reduction of the contribution to a football game of a more talented opponent by intimidation using a brutal tackle.

Example Sentences

"If a floorboard has deep risers, you should use an entrance reducer in winter, to help keep out mice […]"
"Koulibaly flattens Steven Bergwijn with a reducer from behind but avoids a booking. Bergwijn gets to his feet and blows his cheeks in frustration. I think that really hurt but he doesn’t want to show it."

Etymology

Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reducer From reduce + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈdusɚ/

Inflected Forms

reducers (plural)

Phrases

entrance reducer Farmer's reducer

Synonyms

reducing agent reductant

Questions

How do you pronounce reducer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈdusɚ/.
What does reducer mean?: Something or someone that reduces.
Where does reducer come from?: Etymology tree English reduce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reducer From reduce + -er.

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