The meaning of REDUCTION is the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced. How to use reduction in a sentence.

REDUCTION definition: 1. the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree…. Learn more.

REDUCTION meaning: 1 : the act of making something smaller in size, amount, number, etc. the act of reducing something; 2 : an amount by which something is reduced

Define reduction. reduction synonyms, reduction pronunciation, reduction translation, English dictionary definition of reduction. n. 1. The act or process of reducing. 2. The result of reducing: a reduction in …

Definition of reduction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, uncountable] an act of making something less or smaller; the state of being made less or smaller. Some staff received …

REDUCTION definition: the act of reducing or the state of being reduced. See examples of reduction used in a sentence.

There are 35 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun reduction, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.