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Meaning of হ্রাস in English

  • The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
  • An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
  • That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.
  • To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
  • To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
  • A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
  • The wane of the moon.
  • The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss.
  • The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; -- opposed to increment.
  • A name given by Hauy to the successive diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the secondary forms to be produced.
  • The quantity by which a variable is diminished.
  • In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign.
  • The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation or increase.
  • The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement.
  • Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.
  • In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself.
  • of Reduce
  • a & n. from Reduce.
  • The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province.
  • The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t.
  • The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.
  • The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result.
  • The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.
  • The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.
  • The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol.
  • The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
  • Alt. of Subsidency

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