Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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I
см. тж. уменьшать
• To keep the setup time down, ...
• This cut (or reduced, or decreased) cleaning time over 50 percent from old methods.
• The device cuts down engineering man hours.
• To cut (or trim, or reduce) the cost of ...
• Coalescence into the Gulf Stream often cuts short the life of an eddy.
II (матем.)
• Like factors can be cancelled from the numerator and denominator.
• We cancel two out of that fraction.
III
• The electron volt will (now) be abbreviated to eV.