Meanings

decalescence

extent of (one's) foolishness

rate of change

demagnetization

volume reduction

reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)

reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads)

diminished chord

monotonically decreasing sequence

monotonic decrease

current reduction (usu. electrical)

current decreasing resistor

pipe wall thinning

to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment

reduction (of an allowance, limit, quota, etc.)

dampening (sound)

temperature and flavor (of tea)

amount of force (required to do something)

reducing the floor space when remodeling a building

reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals