thinning

• Существительное, обозначающее процесс или результат уменьшения плотности, толщины или заполненности, часто используемое в контексте выпадения волос, управления лесами или разбавления жидкости.

A noun referring to the process or result of making or becoming less dense, thick, or crowded, often used in contexts like hair loss, forest management, or liquid dilution.

uncountable

1. Process of becoming less denseB2formal

   The act or process of making or becoming less dense, thick, or crowded.

   Процесс уменьшения плотности

   • The thinning of the ozone layer is a serious environmental concern.
   • Hair thinning is a common issue as people age.
   • The thinning of the forest allowed more sunlight to reach the ground.

   Synonymsattenuationdepletiondiffusiondilutionrarefaction

   Antonymscrowdingdensificationthickening

2. Reduction in number or amountB2formal

   A decrease in the number or quantity of something.

   Уменьшение

   • The thinning of the crowd made it easier to move around.
   • There has been a thinning of the workforce due to layoffs.
   • The thinning of the paint made it easier to apply evenly.

   Synonymsattenuationcutbackdeclinedecreasedepletiondiminutionlesseningreduction

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по уменьшению плотности, толщины или разреженности чего-либо, или становления менее плотным или толстым.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something less dense, less thick, or more sparse, or to become less dense or thick.

1. Make less denseB1formal

   To make something less thick, dense, or concentrated.

   Разбавить

   • You need to thin the paint with water before applying it.
   • The gardener thinned the seedlings to give them more room to grow.
   • She thinned the sauce by adding a little broth.

   Synonymsattenuatecutdiluterarefywater downweaken

   Antonymsconcentratecondensedensethicken

2. Become less denseB1formal

   To become less thick, dense, or crowded.

   Редеть

   • His hair began to thin as he got older.
   • The crowd thinned out after the parade ended.
   • The fog started to thin as the sun rose.

   Synonymsattenuatedecreasediminishdispersedissipatedwindlelessenrarefytaperthin out

   Antonymscondensethicken

Phrasal variantsthin out