verminderter

Verminderter is a German adjective meaning reduced or diminished. It is derived from the verb vermindern, which means to reduce or lessen, and is used to describe something that has been made smaller in amount, intensity, or degree.

In usage, verminderter appears in attributive position before a noun, with the form adapting to the gender, number, and case of the noun. For example, with an indefinite article in masculine nominative: ein verminderter Energieverbrauch (a reduced energy consumption); with a definite article in masculine nominative: der verminderte Energieverbrauch. The form also changes for other cases and for feminine or neuter nouns, following standard German adjective declension.

Common contexts for verminderter include everyday and technical language. It is frequently used in economics and business to describe reduced revenue, costs, or output, as well as in medicine and physiology to denote lower levels of a parameter, such as a verminderter Blutdruck (reduced blood pressure) or verminderter Blutzuckerspiegel (reduced blood sugar level). In environmental and engineering contexts, it may describe diminished emissions, consumption, or load.

Difference from related terms: verminderter is a descriptive adjective; vermindert is the past participle used to form predicate phrases such as "ist vermindert" (is reduced). Synonyms include reduziert, verringert, abgenommen. The choice among them depends on style and precision.

See also: vermindern (to reduce), reduziert (reduced), verringen.