reduction vs lowering

lowering vs reduction

reduction and lowering both are nouns.

reduction is not an adjective while lowering is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduction	Yes	No	No	No
lowering	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, lowering is a hyponym of reduction; that is, lowering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduction:

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
lowering: the act of causing to become less

Other hyponyms of reduction include cut, mitigation, moderation, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

reduction (noun)	lowering (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of causing to become less
the act of reducing complexity	the act of causing something to move to a lower level
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

reduction (adjective)	lowering (adjective)
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Difference between reduction and lowering

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