Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Reducer

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Reducer


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(1):

(n.) A contrivance for reducing the dimensions of one part so as to fit it to another, as a reducing coupling, or a device for holding a drilling a chuck.

(2):

(n.) One who, or that which, reduces.

(3):

(n.) A reducing motion.

(4):

(n.) 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 machines.

(5):

(n.) A reducing valve.

(6):

(n.) A reducing agent, either a developer or an agent for reducing density.