сведе́ние

fairly common #1689B2

nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
reduction, removal, cutting down
Крем для сведе́ния пя́тен с тка́ни.
A cream for removing stains from fabric.
Verbal noun of свести/сводить; used of reducing something to a smaller amount or getting rid of something (stains, tattoos).
2.
bringing together, merging, combining, mixing
Сведе́ние диви́зий в одну́ а́рмию за́няло неде́лю.
Merging the divisions into a single army took a week.
3.
(rare) cramp, contraction (of muscles)medicine
Он жа́луется на сведе́ние мышц ног.
He complains of cramping in his leg muscles.

Examples

Сведение расходов к минимуму заняло целый месяц.
Reducing expenses to a minimum took a whole month.
Врач говорит, что сведение мышц бывает от нехватки воды.
The doctor says that muscle contractions can be caused by a lack of water.
Сведение звука для песни закончили ночью.
The song’s audio mixing was finished during the night.

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