step-down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [step doun]
- /stɛp daʊn/
- /step daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [step doun]
- /stɛp daʊn/

Definition of step-down word

adjective step-down serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer. 1

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Origin of step-down

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; adj. use of verb phrase step down

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Parts of speech for Step-down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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step-down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.