lowerings

Noun

lowering (plural lowerings)

1. The act of something being lowered.
   • Speeds up to 90 m.p.h. were permitted and achieved on the regular daily main line services, but as the pressure of external demands imposed on the railways by the needs of war increased it became necessary to accept handicaps which resulted in a general lowering of standards of track conditions.1953 September, “Restoring British Permanent Way to Prewar Standards”, in Railway Magazine, page 584
2. A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes lower.

   Antonyms:

   raising

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