stepdown

See also: step down and step-down

English

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Etymology

Deverbal from step down.

Adjective

stepdown (not comparable)

  1. (of a transformer) Used to decrease the secondary voltage relative to the primary voltage.
  2. (medicine) Used to describe a unit between the intensive care unit ICU and the general medical-surgical floor.

Noun

stepdown (plural stepdowns)

  1. A gradual reduction.

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