dilute |
to make (a solution) thinner or less concentrated by adding more solvent. [4 definitions] |
dilution |
the act of diluting or state of being diluted. [2 definitions] |
diluvial |
of or caused by a glacier or flood. |
dim |
poorly lighted. [9 definitions] |
dime |
a coin of the United States and Canada equaling ten cents. |
dimenhydrinate |
a crystalline antihistamine used to control motion sickness and allergies. |
dime novel |
a cheap paperback novel with much adventure or romance. |
dimension |
size as measured in a particular direction such as height, width, or depth. [5 definitions] |
dimensionless |
combined form of dimension. |
dime store |
a store that sells mostly inexpensive products; five-and-ten. |
diminish |
to decrease or abate; dwindle. [3 definitions] |
diminishable |
combined form of diminish. |
diminished |
of a musical interval or chord, lower by a semitone or half step. |
diminishing |
becoming smaller; lessening or decreasing. |
diminishing returns |
a proposition in economics that when the amount of one factor of production, such as labor, is increased past a certain point while the amounts of other factors, such as land or capital, are held constant, additional output will increase only at a progressively lower and lower rate. |
diminuendo |
gradually decreasing in loudness or force; decrescendo (used as a musical direction). [3 definitions] |
diminution |
the act, process, or result of diminishing; decrease. |
diminutive |
very small; tiny. [4 definitions] |
dimity |
a sheer fabric, usu. of cotton, woven with a fine stripe or check of heavier thread. |
dimly |
to a limited degree of brightness or clarity. |
dimmer |
a device for varying the brightness of an electric light; rheostat. [2 definitions] |