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Turndown ratio
Turndown ratio refers to the width of the operational range of a device, and is defined as the ratio of the maximum capacity to minimum capacity. For example, a device with a maximum output of 10 units and a minimum output of 2 units has a turndown ratio of 5. The term is commonly used with measurement devices and combustion plant like boilers and gasifiers.
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turn down
Verb
1. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
(synonym) refuse, reject, pass up, decline
(hyponym) dishonor, dishonour
(verb-group) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
(derivation) nonacceptance, turndown
2. refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
(synonym) reject, turn away, refuse
(verb-group) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
(derivation) nonacceptance, turndown
3. reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
(synonym) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain
(hypernym) refuse, decline
(hyponym) rebuff, snub, repel
(verb-group) refuse, reject, pass up, decline
(derivation) nonacceptance, turndown
4. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
(hypernym) worsen, decline
5. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
(synonym) lower, lour
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
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turn down
odrzucać kogoś/coś, odmawiać komuś; przyciszać/zmniejszać coś
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turn down
refuse, not accept Sal turned me down when I asked her to go to a movie. She refused.
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turn down
Synonyms and related words:
be unmoved, be unwilling, beg off, convert, decline, decline to accept, disagree, disallow, disapprove, disclaim, dismiss, dissent, evert, hold out against, introvert, intussuscept, invaginate, inverse, invert, negate, negative, not buy, not consent, not hear of, not think of, pronate, refuse, refuse consent, reject, reprobate, repudiate, resist entreaty, resist persuasion, resupinate, reverse, revolve, rotate, say nay, say no, spurn, stand aloof, supinate, transpose, turn about, turn around, turn in, turn inside out, turn out, turn over, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn upside down, vote nay, vote negatively
be unmoved, be unwilling, beg off, convert, decline, decline to accept, disagree, disallow, disapprove, disclaim, dismiss, dissent, evert, hold out against, introvert, intussuscept, invaginate, inverse, invert, negate, negative, not buy, not consent, not hear of, not think of, pronate, refuse, refuse consent, reject, reprobate, repudiate, resist entreaty, resist persuasion, resupinate, reverse, revolve, rotate, say nay, say no, spurn, stand aloof, supinate, transpose, turn about, turn around, turn in, turn inside out, turn out, turn over, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn upside down, vote nay, vote negatively
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
