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Definition of Lowering

Lowering
Lowering Low"er*ing, a. Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.
Lowering
Lower Low"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering.] [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.] 1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest. All the clouds that lowered upon our house. --Shak. 2. To frown; to look sullen. But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face. --Dryden.

Meaning of Lowering from wikipedia

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- mathematical physics, raising and lowering indices are operations on tensors which change their type. Raising and lowering indices are a form of index mani****tion...
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- linear algebra (and its application to quantum mechanics), a raising or lowering operator (collectively known as ladder operators) is an operator that increases...
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- multiplied by its mole fraction in the mixture. In consequence, the relative lowering of vapor pressure of a dilute solution of nonvolatile solute is equal to...