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Meanings of diminution in английском

португальский
redução
каталонский
reducció
испанский
merma

The act of abating or the state of being abated.

    redução
    испанский
    disminución

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

          disminución
          Usage of diminution in английском
          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
          португальский
          reduçãodiminuição
          испанский
          mermadisminuciónreducción
          Diminution through the time
          Diminution across language varieties
          United Kingdom
          Common
          United States of America
          Less common