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Step-down

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That decreases in stages. not-comparable
  2. 2
    That reduces a voltage. not-comparable

    "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."

Noun
  1. 1
    the act of decreasing or reducing something wordnet

Etymology

Deverbal from step down.

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