abbassamento

lowering, reduction

noun ab-bas-sah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

drop, decrease

Usage Note

Abbassamento derives from abbassare ('to lower') and denotes a decrease in level, temperature, price, or quality. Un abbassamento della temperatura is a drop in temperature; un abbassamento dei toni means a lowering of tone (de-escalation of tension). The plural abbassamenti is regular.

Examples

"Si prevede un abbassamento delle temperature notturne."

Natural Translation

A drop in night temperatures is forecast.

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