diminution
Kelime Anlamı :
1. azalma.
2. eksilme.
3. azalma/azaltma.
4. Azalma, eksilme, küçülme (Miktar, hacım veya derece bakımından).
5. azalış.
6. alçalma.
7. düşme.
8. eksiklik.
9. noksan.
10. küçültme.
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Zıt Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1.
the act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
2. the resulting reduction; decrease.
3. music statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.
2. the resulting reduction; decrease.
3. music statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
2. the shortening of the notes of a melody or theme.
2. the shortening of the notes of a melody or theme.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
the act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to
2. the act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement.
3. omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.
4. in counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself.
2. the act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement.
3. omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.
4. in counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
the act of diminishing, lessening, or reducing; a making smaller; a lowering in amount, value, dignity, estimation, etc.: as, the diminution of wealth, of importance, of power.
2. the process of becoming less: as, the apparent diminution of a receding body; the diminution of the velocity of a projectile.
3. in music, the repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes having one half or one quarter the duration of those first used: a favorite device in contrapuntal composition. see canon, counterpoint, and imitation.
4. in law, an omission in the record of a case sent up from an inferior court to the court of review.
5. in heraldry, differencing, especially that kind of differencing called cadency.
6. in architecture, the gradual decrease in the diameter of the shaft of a column from the base to the capital.
2. the process of becoming less: as, the apparent diminution of a receding body; the diminution of the velocity of a projectile.
3. in music, the repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes having one half or one quarter the duration of those first used: a favorite device in contrapuntal composition. see canon, counterpoint, and imitation.
4. in law, an omission in the record of a case sent up from an inferior court to the court of review.
5. in heraldry, differencing, especially that kind of differencing called cadency.
6. in architecture, the gradual decrease in the diameter of the shaft of a column from the base to the capital.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia