reducer

[ri-doo-ser, -dyoo-]

re·duc·er

[ri-doo-ser, -dyoo-]
noun
1.
a person or thing that reduces.
2.
Photography.
a.
an oxidizing solution for lessening the density of an exposed negative.
b.
a developing agent.
3.
(in plumbing) a coupling decreasing in diameter at one end. Compare increaser (def. 2).

Origin:
1520–30; reduce + -er1

an·ti·re·duc·er, noun
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Reducer is always a great word to know.
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an abrupt break in the continuity of a scene created by editing out part of a shot or scene
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reducer (rɪˈdjuːsə)
 
n
1.  photog Compare intensifier a chemical solution used to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the blackened silver to soluble silver compounds
2.  a pipe fitting connecting two pipes of different diameters
3.  a person or thing that reduces

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