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Meanings of diminution in English

Portuguese
redução
Catalan
reducció
Spanish
merma

The act of abating or the state of being abated.

redução
Spanish
disminución

The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

disminución
Antonyms
Examples for "augmentation"
Examples for "augmentation"
1
However, augmentation of antiproliferative effect was not observed when c-LT was added.
Pubmed
2
Not, Lysandra thought, that it needed much in the way of augmentation.
Roma Victrix
3
Conclusions: Folate augmentation could be effective for the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Pubmed
4
Material and methods: Bilateral sinus augmentation procedures were performed in eight minipigs.
Pubmed
5
Her two friends survived after receiving hip augmentation, according to Fox News.
Ebony
Usage of diminution in English
1
A diminution in difficulty is often offset by long gaps between protection.
Climbing Magazine
2
You are sure of a diminution in the power of the clergy.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6
3
There was a modest diminution in cortisone across the 5 time points.
Pubmed
4
The positive diminution in the supply of liquid has been too great.
Fountains in the Sand: Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia
5
He counted the minutes he lost in awaiting the diminution of floods.
Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
6
The pick bites meanly, the wave grandly; hence a diminution of beauty.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
7
Presently, there was a slight diminution in the force of the seas.
Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters
8
This diminution was a natural sequence of the decrease of war raids.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo / Memoirs of the National Academy of Sci...
9
It would also mean a diminution in authority, title and possibly staff.
Reuters
10
After his time there was some diminution of the sect in England.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3
11
The diminution of a pile of crowns made bankers sing the Marseillaise.
Les Misérables
12
Every year without fail they suffered through a diminution of pure stuff.
The Yankee Years
13
His love for Pocahontas had suffered no diminution; rather, it had increased.
Princess
14
These were the first retrenchments, and the diminution of dignity was felt.
Magnum Bonum; Or, Mother Carey's Brood
15
There must be free thought, scepticism, diminution in the intensity of herd-instinct.
The Problem of China
16
This diminution of endothelial cell damage was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy.
Pubmed
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Translations for diminution
Diminution through the time
Diminution across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common