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Meaning of "step-down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STEP-DOWN

step-down  [ˈstɛpˌdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEP-DOWN

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

WHAT DOES STEP-DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of step-down in the English dictionary

The definition of step-down in the dictionary is reducing a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltage on the secondary winding. Other definition of step-down is decreasing or falling by stages.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STEP-DOWN


blowdown
ˈbləʊˌdaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
clampdown
ˈklæmpˌdaʊn
cooldown
ˈkuːlˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
drawdown
ˈdrɔːˌdaʊn
hoedown
ˈhəʊˌdaʊn
markdown
ˈmɑːkˌdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pastedown
ˈpeɪstˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
steepdowne
ˈstiːpˌdaʊn
steepedowne
ˈstiːpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
teardown
ˈtɛərˌdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEP-DOWN

step on
step on it
step on the gas
step out
step out of line
step out with
Step Reebok
step up
step up to the plate
step-by-step
step-down transformer
step-in
step-ins
step-parent
step-parenting
step-up
step-up transformer
stepbrother
stepchild
stepchildren

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEP-DOWN

broken-down
button-down
close-down
down
dressing-down
hand-me-down
lie-down
low-down
one-down
put-down
right-down
run-down
scaled-down
sit-down
stripped-down
top-down
trickle-down
up-and-down
upside-down
warm-down
watered-down

Synonyms and antonyms of step-down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «step-down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEP-DOWN

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

Translator English - Chinese

降压
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reductor
570 millions of speakers

English

step-down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कदम नीचे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنحى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

понижающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abaixadora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচে নামা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

step-down
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

turun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Step-down-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ステップダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강압
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langkah-mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bước xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படி கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली पाऊल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

step -down
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obniżający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

понижуючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pas - jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βήμα - προς τα κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stap -down
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

step-down
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

step-down
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of step-down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEP-DOWN»

The term «step-down» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.599 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEP-DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about step-down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEP-DOWN»

Discover the use of step-down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to step-down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Montpellier step by step down the ages, through the street
Step. by. step. down. the. ages. Montpellier in the Middle Ages A the end of the tenth century, the bishop and count had to leave the Maguelone peninsular where they had settled, and head further inland The bishop stayed at Substantion (now ...
Collectif, 1998
2
New Step Down Procedures for Control of the Familywise Error ...
Key words: Multiple Comparisons; Familywise Error Rate; Generalized Familywise Error Rate; Closure Method; Step-down Test
Zijiang Yang, 2008
3
Recent Developments in Multiple Comparison Procedures
Io this paper, we use least favorable configurations to obtain critical values for both step-down and step-up procedures, valid for both dependent and independent hypotheses. The concept of a "minimum critical value" (MCV) is introduced.
Yoav Benjamini, Frank Bretz, Sanat K. Sarkar, 2004
4
Excel HSC Physics
A step-up transformer produces a greater voltage in the secondary than is in the primary coil. A step-down transformer produces a lower voltage in the secondary coil. Whether the transformer is a step-up or a step-down transformer depends ...
Neville G. Warren, 2003
5
Multiple Testing Problems in Pharmaceutical Statistics
Dose-finding trial example Table 2.4 lists adjusted p-values produced by the single-step and step-down Dunnett procedures in the dose-finding trial example ( see Section 2.5.3). It is easy to verify that the adjusted p-values for the single-step  ...
Alex Dmitrienko, Ajit C. Tamhane, Frank Bretz, 2009
6
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Low-dose Step-down Protocols using r-FSH The step-down protocols represent another category of the chronic low-dose regimens. When this stimulation protocol was first developed, it was designed to reproduce the PCOS physiology.
Gautam Allahbadia, Rina Agrawal, 2007
7
Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice in ...
As with lunges, step-up and step-down activities have been used primarily to improve, as opposed to test for, function. Although the step test has mainly been used to test for maximal aerobic and anaerobic power, it can be used to measure  ...
David J. Magee, James E. Zachazewski, William S. Quillen, 2007
8
Controlled flight into terrain, Korean Air flight 801, ...
The nonprecision localizer-only approach requires the use of the localizer to obtain lateral guidance to the runway, the DME to identify the step-down points, and the VOR to identify the final step-down fix to the MDA. According to Jeppesen  ...
9
LIFE
i— i NEW 1950 HUDSONS WITH'THE NEW STEP-DOWN RIDE" Illustrated above — Custom Commodore Series 4-Door Sedan Here are 1950s most beautiful automobiles • The only cars with "step-down" design, which provides America's ...
10
Subprime Mortgage Credit Derivatives
ARS06W01 Defaults Triggers Low Base High Trigger Delay Trigger Delay Trigger Delay High Reason DLQ Reason DLQ Reason DLQ Step-down 39 Step- down 39 Step-down 39 Trigger Delay Trigger Delay Trigger Fail 8- Base Reason DLQ ...
Laurie S. Goodman, Shumin Li, Douglas J. Lucas, 2008

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Step-Down [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/step-down-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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