diminish : Idioms & Phrases
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Diminished , ∨ Diminishing , scale
- a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute. Gwilt.
Webster 1913
diminished arch
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noun an arch whose height is less than half its width
skene arch; scheme arch; skeen arch.
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Diminished column
- one whose upper diameter is less than the lower.
Webster 1913
Diminishing rule
(Arch.) , a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.
Webster 1913
Diminishing stile
(Arch.) , a stile which is narrower in one part than in another, as in many glazed doors.
Webster 1913
law of diminishing returns
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noun a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness