Step-down

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Step-down \Step"-down`\, a. (Elec.)
     Transforming or converting a current of high potential or
     voltage into one of low voltage; as, a step-down transformer.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  step-down
       n : the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: {decrease},
            {diminution}, {reduction}] [ant: {increase}]