accorciamento

Definitions of accorciamento
  1. noun
    act of decreasing in length
    synonyms: abbreviamento, abbreviazione
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    abbreviatura
    shortening something by omitting parts of it
    accorciatura, defalco, scorciatura, tagliata, taglio
    the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
    contrattura, contrazione
    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
    forbiciata
    the act of clipping or snipping
    passamaneria
    cutting down to the desired size or shape
    tosatura
    removing by cutting off or clipping
    type of:
    abbassamento, calata, calo, contrazione, decremento, diminuzione, flessione, minorazione, rallentamento, riduzione
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
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