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Step-down

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Noun

1. decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

the act of decreasing or reducing something

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Step-down

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verb (adverb)
1. (transitive)
to reduce gradually
2. (intransitive) informal
to resign or abdicate (from a position)
3. (intransitive) informal
to assume an inferior or less senior position
adjective step-down (prenominal)
4. 
(of a transformer) reducing a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltage on the secondary winding
Compare step up
5. 
decreasing or falling by stages
noun step-down
6. informal
a decrease in quantity or size
adjective
1. 
(of a transformer) reducing a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltage on the secondary winding
The step-down transformers are buried underground.
2. informal
decreasing or falling by stages
lack of effective step-down care for those returning to the community
step-down services to help people recover when they are leaving hospital
noun
3. informal
a decrease in quantity, size, etc
a 22 per cent step-down in engine revs
The move reflects a step-down in India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir.

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Step-down

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1.  US
to resign or abdicate (from an office, position, etc.)
2.  US
to decrease or reduce, as in rate, by or as by one or more steps, or degrees
adjective
1. 
that steps down, or decreases
; specif.,
a. 
designating a transformer in which the output voltage is less than the input voltage
b. 
designating a gear that reduces the speed
noun
2. 
a decrease, as in amount, intensity, etc.

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Step-down

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adj.
1. Decreasing in stages: a step-down gear.
2. Electricity Serving to reduce voltage: a step-down transformer.
n.
A reduction in amount or size.

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