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reducer

reducer

1 7.2
A metal fitting that connects a larger pipe to a smaller pipe
  • noun
  • /rɪˈdjuːsər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reductor
  • The technician installed a reducer to ensure a proper fit between the two different-sized pipes in the system.
  • cap or reducer

Examples

  • Using a reducer will help us transition smoothly from the wide drainage pipe to the narrower outlet.

  • Putting a gear reducer and a two-speed motor on the existing pump.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A new series of 48 shaft reducers and extenders, in both inch and metric sizes, can extend shafts to the same or different diameters.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Renishaw supplied its RGR encoders with tapered bores ready for mounting to a reducer output shaft.

    Academic text (2001)

  • At the moment, a manufacturer with nearly a hundred EDM machines is evaluating the ThinGap motor as a replacement for a motor and gear reducer that had been turning a spindle drive screw.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The tube system comes in two basic configurations: right angle (using a motor straight into a C-face adapter) and parallel (using a motor and gear reducer through a flange adapter).

    Academic text (2005)

  • To connect the two sections of the plumbing, we need a reducer to fit the larger pipe into the smaller one.

Synonyms

pipefitting
vsreducer
  • Specialized
6.7

A small part that joins pipes together so water or gas can flow

is a specific connector that reduces diameter between two pipe sections

Antonyms

expander
2 4.4

A tool used to make things wider, for example a jaw or a pipe

Surface Forms

reducer singular
reducers plural

Morphology

reducer = reduce (transparent) = reduce + er

Regular agent/instrument noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'reduce', meaning 'one/thing that reduces'.

Etymology

Reducer comes from the verb reduce, which itself has the parts re- 'back' and ducere 'to lead', so the idea is to 'lead back' or make something smaller. A helpful image is a pipe that is 'led' into a smaller size, which is why a reducer joins a large pipe to a smaller one.