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derating

derating is the present participle and gerund of derate.

Meaning of derate

Verb

derate (third-person singular simple present derates, present participle derating, simple past and past participle derated)

  1. To lower the rated capability of any rated equipment or material.
    • The derated engine sold at a lower price, but had the same components as the standard model.

Noun

derating (plural deratings)

  1. The act by which something is derated.

Forms of derating

pluralderatings

Questions about derating

What does derating mean?
Derating means the act by which something is derated.
What is derating the present participle and gerund of?
Derating is the present participle and gerund of derate.
What part of speech is derating?
Derating is a noun.
What is the plural of derating?
The plural of derating is deratings.

Words near derating in the dictionary

  1. Derartu
  2. derat
  3. derate
  4. derated
  5. derates
  6. derating
  7. deratings
  8. deration
  9. derationalisation
  10. derationalisations
  11. derationalise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derating (page history and authors); derate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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