English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates] diminution (ดิมมินิว'เชิน) n. การลดลง

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary diminution (n) การลดลง,การทำให้น้อยลง,การดูหมิ่น

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) diminution (n) (d i2 m i n y uu1 sh @ n) diminutions (n) (d i2 m i n y uu1 sh @ n z)

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary DIMINUTION D IH2 M AH0 N UW1 SH AH0 N

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary Verminderung {f}; Beeinträchtigung {f} | Verminderungen {pl}; Beeinträchtigungen {pl} diminution | diminutions [Add to Longdo]

Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diminution \Dim`i*nu"tion\, n. [L. diminutio, or perh. rather
     deminutio: cf. F. diminution. See {Diminish}.]
     1. 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}.
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     2. The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the
        state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in
        estimation; degradation; abasement.
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              The world's opinion or diminution of me. --Eikon
                                                    Basilike.
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              Nor thinks it diminution to be ranked
              In military honor next.               --Philips.
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     3. (Law) Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.
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     4. (Mus.) In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a
        subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the
        subject itself.
  
     Syn: Decrease; decay; abatement; reduction; deduction;
          decrement.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  diminution
      n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: {decline}]
      2: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration
         (usually half the length of the original) [ant:
         {augmentation}]
      3: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn:
         {decrease}, {reduction}, {step-down}] [ant: {increase}]

From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:

  diminution [diminjuːʃən]
     Verminderung
  

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