abbattimento

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Italian

Etymology

From abbattere +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.bat.tiˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bat‧ti‧mén‧to

Noun

abbattimento m (plural abbattimenti)

  1. demolition
    Synonym: demolizione
  2. (butchery) slaughter
    Synonym: macello
  3. (hunting) killing
    Synonym: uccisione
  4. (figurative) depression
    Synonym: depressione
  5. (economy) reduction, cut
    Synonyms: detrazione, riduzione
  6. (neologism) blast chilling (process of cooling quickly)

Further reading

  • abbattimento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • abbattimento (Neologismi) in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana