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PRONUNCIATION OF PHASEDOWN

phasedown  [ˈfeɪzˌdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHASEDOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phasedown is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHASEDOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of phasedown in the English dictionary

The definition of phasedown in the dictionary is a steady and progressive diminution.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHASEDOWN


blowdown
ˈbləʊˌdaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
cooldown
ˈkuːlˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
cutdown
ˈkʌtˌdaʊn
drawdown
ˈdrɔːˌdaʊn
godown
ˈɡəʊˌdaʊn
hoedown
ˈhəʊˌdaʊn
markdown
ˈmɑːkˌdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pastedown
ˈpeɪstˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
step-down
ˈstɛpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
teardown
ˈtɛərˌdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHASEDOWN

phase
phase difference
phase in
phase modulation
phase out
phase rule
phase shift keying
phase speed
phase velocity
phase-contrast microscope
phase-out
phase-switching
phaseal
phased
phased array
phaseless
phaseolin
phasic
phasing
phasmid

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHASEDOWN

back down
bouncedown
break down
comedown
down
facedown
go down
hold down
low-down
shakedown
sit down
sit-down
takedown
thistledown
tumbledown
up and down
up-and-down
upside down
upside-down
wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of phasedown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phasedown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHASEDOWN

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

Translator English - Chinese

逐步减少
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eliminación gradual
570 millions of speakers

English

phasedown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phasedown
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

phasedown
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постепенного сокращения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

redução gradual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phasedown
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la réduction progressive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phasedown
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phasedown
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

段階的縮小
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

phasedown
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phasedown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phasedown
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phasedown
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टप्प्याटप्प्याने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

phasedown
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

phasedown
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

phasedown
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поступового скорочення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

phasedown
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

phasedown
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phasedown
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phasedown
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phasedown
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phasedown

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHASEDOWN»

The term «phasedown» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.055 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHASEDOWN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHASEDOWN»

Discover the use of phasedown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phasedown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Explorations in Environmental History: Essays
THE LEAD-IN-GASOLINE PHASEDOWN The first Reagan administration constituted a new period in the politics of lead. New policy leaders identified the scheduled phasedown of lead in gasoline as one of many regulations that should be ...
Samuel P. Hays, Joel Arthur Tarr, 1998
2
Moving to Markets in Environmental Regulation : Lessons from ...
INTRODUCTION One of the great successes during the modern era of environmental policy was the phasedown of lead in gasoline, which took place in the United States principally during the decade of the 1980s. The phasedown was ...
Jody Freeman Professor of Law Harvard University, Santa Barbara Charles D. Kolstad Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy University of California, 2006
3
Reinventing Rationality: The Role of Regulatory Analysis in ...
“Summary of Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's February 22, 1982 Proposal on Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives (Lead Phasedown).” Mimeo. 1982b. “Summary of Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's ...
Thomas O. McGarity, 2005
4
Moral and Political Reasoning in Environmental Practice
This implies that safety — that is, the uniform right to protection against unsafe levels of lead — was a predominant concern in the early phasedown, with technical feasibility employed as a secondary consideration. Economic factors seemed to ...
Andrew Light, Avner De-Shalit, 2003
5
Navigation:
The phasedown of ILS CAT I is expected to begin in 2010. However, the ILS CAT II and III are not expected to be phased out. MLS also belongs to the group with a phasedown date around 2010. Stand-alone NDBs for aeronautical use will be ...
B. Hofmann-Wellenhof, Klaus Legat, M. Wieser, 2003
6
Human Lead Exposure
New policy leaders identified the scheduled phasedown of lead in gasoline as one of many regulations that should be lifted from industry. But the attempt backfired and the proceedings led to the opposite result — an accelerated phasedown.
Herbert L. Needleman, 1991
7
Choosing Environmental Policy: Comparing Instruments and ...
A large proportion of the eventual phasedown of lead in gasoline is in fact attributable to the decreasing share of leaded gasoline that resulted from the transition to a new car fleet (Figure 8-1). To help increase the supply of unleaded gasoline ...
Professor Winston Harrington, Professor Richard D Morgenstern, Winston Professor Harrington, 2010
8
Employment: First Review of Phasedown of United States ...
They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
U S Government Accountability Office (G, U. S. Government Accountability Office (, 2013
9
The Shadows of Consumption: Consequences for the Global ...
leaded gasoline phasedown and, 86 mad cow disease and, 161 Jan Mayen Island, 181 Japan, 6, 94, 210 automobiles and, 40, 42-45, 55-56, 62, 239n9 deforestation and, 14-15 developing countries and, 56 leaded gasoline phasedown and, ...
Peter Dauvergne, 2010
10
The Clean Air Act Handbook
Congress, adding new Section 211 (n) in the 1990 amendments, completed the phasedown of leaded gasoline by banning its use in motor vehicles after December 31, 1995. Still, this program and its regulatory history are important as the ...
Robert J. Martineau, David P. Novello, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHASEDOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phasedown is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Government to provide some direction in policy
The phasedown will be a key plank of the government's activities to set a new climate target in preparation for global negotiations in Paris at the ... «Climate Control News, Jul 15»
2
Industry warned refrigerants costs rising 'ten to twenty times' as F …
Consultant Ray Gluckman put the case across in equally bold terms: “The big challenge is around the phasedown. We start at 100 per cent this ... «Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Jun 15»
3
How to eliminate the income tax in 3 steps
Spending discipline over the income tax phasedown period and robust economic growth are essential to making this part of the reform possible ... «azcentral.com, May 15»
4
May 7, 2015: Reclamation of HFC Refrigerants Can Eliminate …
... has proposed a gradual phasedown of HFC production, but any production phasedown would not address HFC refrigerants already in use. «ACHR NEWS, May 15»
5
India Proposes HFC Refrigerant Reduction
These approaches include using the Montreal Protocol to define the phasedown, while continuing to include HFCs within the scope of U.N. ... «ACHR NEWS, May 15»
6
Recycling HFCs 'Can Eliminate Billions of Tons of GHGs'
The US, with support from a number of countries, has proposed a gradual phasedown of HFC production, but any production phasedown ... «Environmental Leader, Apr 15»
7
EOS Climate White Paper Analyzes Climate Impacts of HFC …
The U.S., with support from a number of countries, has proposed a gradual phasedown of HFC production, but any production phasedown ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
8
No divide with India on climate change issue: US
Welcoming India's recent proposal to phasedown hydrofluorocarbons - a very potent greenhouse gases, the US said that it is "interested" in ... «Daily News & Analysis, Apr 15»
9
Fair Conditioning's workshops put focus on need for hydrocarbon …
... as India, hydrocarbons are seen as a viable alternative to fluorinated gases, which could be subject to a global-phasedown in the future. «hydrocarbons21.com, Apr 15»
10
Refrigerant Recovery: Technology and Tips
With the recently announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) phasedown of R-22, this process will only grow more valuable. «ACHR NEWS, Apr 15»

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