diminution

dim·i·nu·tion

D0228400 (dĭm′ə-no͞o′shən, -nyo͞o′-)n.1. a. The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.b. The resulting reduction; decrease.2. Music Statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.

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[Middle English diminucioun, from Old French diminution, from Latin dīminūtiō, dīminūtiōn-, from dīminūtus, past participle of dīminuere; see diminish.]

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dim′i·nu′tion·al adj.

diminution

(ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃən) n1. reduction; decrease2. (Classical Music) music the presentation of the subject of a fugue, etc, in which the note values are reduced in length. Compare augmentation³[C14: from Latin dēminūtiō; see diminish]

dim•i•nu•tion

(ˌdɪm əˈnu ʃən, -ˈnyu-)

n. the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin dīminūtiō, for dēminūtiō (by influence of dīminuere; see diminish) <dēminū-, variant s. of dēminuere (dē- de- + minuere to lessen)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diminution - change toward something smaller or lowerdeclinedecrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorterdecline in quality, worsening, declension, deterioration - process of changing to an inferior statedetumescence - diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollenebb, ebbing, wane - a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)erosion - a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"loss - gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"nosedive - a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive"sinking spell - a temporary decline in health or valueslippage - decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
	2.	diminution - the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)statement - (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"augmentation - the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
	3.	diminution - the act of decreasing or reducing somethingreduction, step-down, decreasechange of magnitude - the act of changing the amount or size of somethingcut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"mitigation, moderation - the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"lowering - the act of causing to become lesscutback - a reduction in quantity or ratedevaluation - the reduction of something's value or worthdevitalisation, devitalization - the act of reducing the vitality of somethingmitigation, palliation, extenuation - to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less seriousalleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"de-escalation - (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)minimisation, minimization - the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or positiondepletion - the act of decreasing something markedlyshortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"shrinking - the act of becoming lesssubtraction, deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"deflation - the act of letting the air out of somethingdiscount, price reduction, deduction - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandiserollback - reducing prices back to some earlier levelweakening - the act of reducing the strength of somethingdepreciation - a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"contraction - the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scopereverse split, reverse stock split, split down - a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equityamortisation, amortization - the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of yearsdeclassification - reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapontax shelter, shelter - a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earningstax credit - a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)

diminution

noun1. decrease, decline, lessening, weakening, decay, contraction, abatement a slight diminution in asset value2. reduction, cut, decrease, weakening, deduction, contraction, lessening, cutback, retrenchment, abatement, curtailment The president has accepted a diminution of his original powers.

diminution

nounThe act or process of decreasing:abatement, curtailment, cut, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, drain, reduction, slash, slowdown, taper.

Translations

减少

diminution

(dimiˈnjuːʃən) noun lessening. a diminution in the birth rate. 減少 减少diminutive (diˈminjutiv) adjective very small. a diminutive child. 很小的 很小的