One who or something which shortens (in various senses of the verb).
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > one who or that which decreases anything (7) shortener?1566 One who or something which shortens (in various senses of the verb). abater1583 A person who, or thing which, abates (in various senses of abate, v.1), esp. (chiefly Law) one that abates a nuisance. abator1592 = abater, n.1 diminutive1596 Something that diminishes or lessens; spec. in Medicine. A medicine that abates the violence of a disease. Obsolete. reductivea1676 Something which has a reductive effect (in various senses of the adjective). Now rare. reducer1894 A person who or thing which reduces (something or someone) (in various senses of the verb). shrinker1921 A person employed in shrinking materials in various manufacturing processes. |
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