reduction vs shrinking

shrinking vs reduction

reduction and shrinking both are nouns.

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

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

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
shrinking: the act of becoming less

Other hyponyms of reduction include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, 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)	shrinking (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of becoming less
the act of reducing complexity	process or result of becoming less or smaller
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

Difference between reduction and shrinking

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