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reducer [ri′dü·sər]

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(design engineering)

A fitting having a larger size at one end than at the other and threaded inside, unless specifically flanged or for some special joint.

(graphic arts)

A solution capable of dissolving silver; used to cut down the contrast or density of a negative or positive image.

reducer

reducer, 2

1. A thinner or solvent; used to lower the viscosity of a paint, varnish, or lacquer.

2. A reducing pipe.

3. A reducing valve.

Reducer

(1) A mechanism in machine drives serving to reduce the angular velocity of the driven shaft in order to increase the torque. Reducers are used in gear and chain drives and in drives involving worm gears. They also find use in various combinations, such as worm-and-gear drives and chain-and-gear drives. Combined drives exist in which reducers are combined with variable-speed drives. Reducers are used in transport, hoisting, and processing machinery.

(2) A device for lowering and maintaining a constant pressure of a working medium (gas, steam, or liquid) at the outlet of a high-pressure container. The reducer simultaneously serves as a safety and cutoff valve. Reducers are used in gas welders, in saturators, and in water chlorinators. They are also used in various apparatus for carrying out such secondary operations as mixing, preheating, and cooling.

Figure 1. Reducers featuring (a) forward and (b) reverse action; (1) cutoff spring, (2) valve, (3) tappet, (4) diaphragm, (5) disk, and (6) spiral spring

The basic element of a reducer (Figure 1) is the reducing valve, which is connected to a flat, flexible diaphragm. A spiral spring acts against one side of the diaphragm, and the pressure of the gas or liquid acts against the other. Forward reducers, in which the spiral spring acts in the same direction as the pressure (Figure 1,a), are distinguished from reverse reducers, in which the spring and pressure act in opposite directions (Figure 1,b). Depending on the working medium for which the reducer is designed, reducers are called oxygen, acetylene, or hydrogen reducers. Reducers are designed with either one or two chambers so as to effect, respectively, one-step or two-step reduction in pressure.

G G. MIRZABEKOV

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The position of the reducer along the optical axis is not of paramount importance--there is a very high flexibility in this--but another aspect of the parachromat is that we can assume that the reduction lens is an objective lens with a weak lens placed in front of it, somewhat spoiling the correction.

Discovery of a new refractor system by Wall, John / Journal of the British Astronomical Association

The revised labeling applies to all OTC pain relievers and fever reducers including those that contain one of these ingredients in combination with other ingredients, such as in cold medicines containing pain relievers or fever reducers.

FDA requires additional labeling for OTC pain relievers and fever ... by International Business Times - US ed.

An effective age spot reducer is a God-sent gift for those middle age people who suffer from wrinkles, saggy skin and old age spots.

Age Spot Reducers Guide ? 3 Simple Things You Must Do to Reverse the ... by Anand Kumar Dulhanomal / Health, general community

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