atrophied, wasted, diminished
(adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; “partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”
belittled, diminished, small
(adjective) made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); “her comments made me feel small”
diminished
(adjective) (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; “a diminished fifth”
diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened
(adjective) impaired by diminution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diminished
simple past tense and past participle of diminish
diminished (comparative more diminished, superlative most diminished)
lessened, reduced
made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
(music) reduced by a semitone
• (music): augmented
• (music): perfect
Source: Wiktionary
Di*min"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diminished; p. pr. & vb. n. Diminishing.] Etym: [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See Dis-, and Minish.]
1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. Barrow.
2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken. This doth nothing diminish their opinion. Robynson (More's Utopia). I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. Ezek. xxix. 15. O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads. Milton.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: To make smaller by a half step; to make (an interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
4. To take away; to subtract. Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. Deut. iv. 2. Diminished column, one whose upper diameter is less than the lower.
– Diminished, or Diminishing, scale, a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. Gwilt.
– Diminishing rule (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.
– Diminishing stile (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors.
Syn.
– To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail; impair; degrade. See Decrease.
Di*min"ish, v. i.
Definition: To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
