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step stool |
step to the fore |
step up |
step- |
step-by-step |
step-down
| step-down transformer
| step-in
| step-up
| step-up transformer
| stepbrother
step-down
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun step-down has 1 sense
- step-down(n = noun.act) decrease, diminution, reduction - the act of decreasing or reducing something; Array is a kind of change of magnitude
has particulars: cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit
Derived form verb step down2
CIDE DICTIONARY
step-down, a.
Transforming or converting a current of high potential or voltage into one of low voltage; as, a step-down transformer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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