reducer

Meaning

1. Something that reduces.
2. A reducing agent.
3. 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.
4. A liquid used in the process of developing a negative to reduce its darkness.
5. A component used to connect two pipes of different bores.
6. A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app.
7. The reduction of the contribution to a football game of a more talented opponent by intimidation using a brutal tackle.

Synonyms

reducing agent

reductant

reducing pipe

decomposer

decompressor

dieter

drafter

faller

faster

reduction gear

regenerator

slasher

sluice

snubber

vibration damper

pressure regulator

bobbiner

microcomposer

microconsumer

reductor

vibroshock

weight-watcher

epicyclic gear train

vibration absorber

taper pipe

reducing material

reduction drive

gas regulator

reducing medium

diminishing pipe

reduction gear assembly

roving frame

lessener

dash pot

concentric reducer

transition pipe

template pipe

reduced pipe

roving machine

coarse spinner

flyer frame

speed frame

restriction chock

abstainer

reducing matter

chopper

cutter head

Translations

riduttore

réducteur

reductor

descompressor

Abschwächer

Getriebe

⚙️

Untersetzungsgetriebe

Reduzierventil

Verkleinerer

Druckminderer

ελαττών

περιστέλλων

affaiblisseur

détendeur

regolatore di pressione

Etymology

From reduce + -er.