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I've found that it's actually more of a disability to be tall than short. I have no problem fitting into plane toilets etc, and the adaptations made for wheelchair users - such as the lowering of bank machines - work for me as well.
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Meaning of "lowering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOWERING

lowering  [ˈlaʊərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOWERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lowering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOWERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Raising and lowering indices

In mathematics, raising and lowering indices, informally known as "index gymnastics", is an operation on tensors to change their type, useful generally for manipulating indices in tensor expressions, in particular for mathematical physics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOWERING


alluring
əˈljʊərɪŋ
curing
ˈkjʊərɪŋ
devouring
dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
empowering
ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ
enduring
ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ
flowering
ˈflaʊərɪŋ
glowering
ˈɡlaʊərɪŋ
louring
ˈlaʊərɪŋ
mooring
ˈmʊərɪŋ
nonflowering
ˌnɒnˈflaʊərɪŋ
overpowering
ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ
procuring
prəˈkjʊərɪŋ
reassuring
ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋ
reflowering
riːˈflaʊərɪŋ
scouring
ˈskaʊərɪŋ
touring
ˈtʊərɪŋ
towering
ˈtaʊərɪŋ
Turing
ˈtjʊərɪŋ
unrecuring
ˌʌnrɪˈkjʊərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOWERING

lower ranks
lower regions
Lower Rhine
Lower Saxony
lower school
lower sideband
lower sixth
Lower Tunguska
lower vertebrates
lower world
Lower Yosemite Falls
lower-case
lower-class
lower-income
lowerable
lowerclassman
lowerclassmen
loweringly
lowermost
lowery

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOWERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
engineering
fingering
gathering
hovering
lettering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of lowering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOWERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lowering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lowering

Translation of «lowering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOWERING

Find out the translation of lowering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lowering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lowering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

降低
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajar
570 millions of speakers

English

lowering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خفض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снижение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

redução
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমিয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abaissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menurunkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Senkung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

低下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngurangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைப்பது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

indirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbassamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obniżenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зниження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coborâre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μείωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlaging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sänkning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

senking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lowering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOWERING»

The term «lowering» is very widely used and occupies the 14.368 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOWERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lowering

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10 QUOTES WITH «LOWERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lowering.
1
Tom Baker
We have newsreaders behaving like actors, lowering their voices if it's a sad story, as if we didn't know it's a sad story. There isn't a single cool newsreader.
2
Saint Basil
Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing line, procure the food hidden in the deep water.
3
Birch Bayh
I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by lowering the voting age, where you had young people that were old enough to die in Vietnam but not old enough to vote for their members of Congress that sent them there.
4
Ben Bernanke
The tax code is very inefficient. Both the personal tax code and the corporate tax code. By closing loopholes and lowering rates, you could increase the efficiency of the tax code and create more incentives for people to invest.
5
Warwick Davis
I've found that it's actually more of a disability to be tall than short. I have no problem fitting into plane toilets etc, and the adaptations made for wheelchair users - such as the lowering of bank machines - work for me as well.
6
Timothy Ferriss
I've found cinnamon to be very effective for lowering the glycemic response to meals. People have heard that before, but I didn't realize how profound it could be until I did the actual testing with continuous glucose monitors. And I tested all different varieties and species of cinnamon from Ceylon to Saigon.
7
Ernie Fletcher
We will attract more people to Kentucky by lowering our income tax rate. In fact, lowering the income tax rate is the single most important thing we can do to create opportunity.
8
Luis Fortuno
I watched Reagan turn around the country by lowering taxes and controlling spending, and I'm applying the same principles.
9
Bill Halter
Washington is broken. Bailing out Wall Street with no strings attached while leaving middle class Arkansas taxpayers with the bill. Protecting insurance company profits instead of patients and lowering health costs.
10
Steve Harvey
You've got to quit lowering your standards. Set your requirements up front so when a guy hooks you, he has to know this is business.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOWERING»

Discover the use of lowering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lowering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol ...
The Great Cholesterol Myth reveals the real culprits of heart disease, including: - Inflammation - Fibrinogen - Triglycerides - Homocysteine - Belly fat - Triglyceride to HCL ratios - High glycemic levels Bestselling health authors Jonny ...
Jonny Bowden, Stephen Sinatra, 2012
2
Lowering the Boom: Critical Studies in Film Sound
Amplifying the importance of sound in cinema
Jay Beck, Tony Grajeda, 2008
3
Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture
Lowering the Bar analyzes hundreds of jokes from Mark Twain classics to contemporary anecdotes about Dan Quayle, Johnnie Cochran, and Kenneth Starr.
Marc Galanter, 2006
4
Lowering Higher Education: The Rise of Corporate ...
A history of a mission adrift : the idea of the university subverted -- Stakeholder relations : the educational forum -- Standards : schools without scholarship?
James E. Côté, Anton Allahar, 2011
5
Groundwater Lowering in Construction: A Practical Guide to ...
Consequently, many engineering ventures now require a more in-depth assessment of potential environmental impacts of dewatering and groundwater control, and this book details the latest best practices to evaluate and address them.
Martin Preene, 2012
6
Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol
From the experts at one of the world's most respected medical schools--your complete guide to managing cholesterol and staying healthy for life.
Mason W. Freeman, Christine E. Junge, 2005
7
Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure
Based on the groundbreaking work done at the Mind/Body Medical Institute, the authors' program goes beyond advice about nutrition and exercise to incorporate a proven stress-management program--including the relaxation response.
Aggie Casey, Herbert Benson, 2005
8
The Lowering of Higher Education in America: Why Student ...
Distinguished educator Toby explores the idea that federal financial aid programs, all of which peg student aid to need alone and not to academic performance, are dragging down academic standards to the point where America's schools, ...
Jackson Toby, 2012
9
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution: Nine Transforming ...
If you’re one of the millions of hardcore cynics who work in commercial construction, you probably think this sounds like pie in the sky. But this is no magic bullet; it’s a call for real reform.
Rex Miller, Dean Strombom, Mark Iammarino, 2009
10
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol
Cardiologist Joseph Lee Klapper, M.D., gives an in-depth yet accessible explanation of cholesterol levels and explores ways to lower them.
Joseph Klapper, Dr., 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOWERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lowering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Easton Mayor Panto in national spotlight over flag-lowering for slain …
Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. is scheduled to appear on Fox News on Tuesday night to explain his decision to lower the city's American flag to ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
2
Cooler weather not lowering fire risk in state | Q13 FOX News
The Lynnwood Fire Department mopped up a quick-moving grass fire at Meadowdale Neighborhood Park over the weekend; fireworks likely ... «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»
3
Easton mayor who lowered flag to appear on Fox News
Panto said he was contacted by the show Monday after lehighvalleylive.com reported on the flag-lowering over the weekend. Panto went to ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Jul 15»
4
Latest Witcher 3 Patch is Lowering Frame Rate on Consoles
Unfortunately, and to the disappointment of some, the newest patch has come with the unexpected side effect of lowering the frame rate on the ... «Game Rant, Jul 15»
5
Hanna working on lowering corporate tax rate to fund transportation …
Congressman Hanna is working on bipartisan legislation to fund the highway bill by lowering the corporate tax rate which Hanna said is the ... «WRVO Public Media, Jul 15»
6
Commissioners to Open Discussion on Lowering Speed Limit on …
(Cushing, Okla.) Cushing Board of Commissioners will open the discussion as to whether or not the speed limit on Highway 33 and Harmony ... «KUSH Radio, Jul 15»
7
Hungary c.bank seen lowering key policy rate to new … - Portfolio.hu
Analysts polled by Portfolio forecast without exception that the Monetary Council of Hungary's central bank (MNB) will lower the base rate by ... «portfolio.hu, Jul 15»
8
Petroleum dealers on indefinite strike in Haryana; demand lowering
Monday, July 20, 2015, Chandigarh: Petroleum dealers across Haryana today went on indefinite strike to press for various demands, including lowering of VAT ... «Day & Night News, Jul 15»
9
Kerala govt panel for lowering men's marriage age to 18
Thiruvananthapuram: Opening up a fresh debate, a Kerala governmental panel has recommended that the marriageable age of men be ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
10
Gretna City Council to vote on lowering speed limit north of town …
Tuesday, the City Council will consider lowering the speed from 55 mph to 45 mph along one busy portion of Highway 6 north of Highway 370. «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»

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