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step-down

step-down adjective: that decreases in stages.

Adjective

step-down (not comparable)

  1. That decreases in stages.
  2. That reduces a voltage.
    • The internal lighting of the new locomotives can be supplied either from the battery or the dynostarter, and may also be connected to an external supply of 200-250 volts a.c. through a changeover switch and a step-down transformer.1958 September, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 604

step-down meaning in Vietnamese

step-down in Vietnamese

voltage decrease
hạ thế

Antonyms of step-down

Origin of step-down

Deverbal from step down.

Questions about step-down

What does step-down mean?
Step-down means that decreases in stages.
What is step-down in Vietnamese?
Step-down in Vietnamese is hạ thế. See Step-down meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is step-down?
Step-down is an adjective.

Words near step-down in the dictionary

  1. step-dad
  2. step-dance
  3. step-dances
  4. step-daughter
  5. step-daughters
  6. step-down
  7. step-father
  8. step-fathers
  9. step-free
  10. step-grandchild
  11. step-grandchildren

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