Meanings
- Occurring somewhat less.
In laboratory tray tests designed to simulate a field test, pheromones of A. diaperinus cause aggregation responses in adults and, to a lesser extent, larvae.
1986, Adejoju Ajoke Falomo, The Pheromone Biology of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius Diaperinus (Panzer), (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), page 1653 more examples
A variety of topics are included, but there seems to be a primary concentration on the study of athletes and to a lesser extent the growth and performance of children and youth.
1984, Jan Borms, Human growth and development, page 438Shanghai and, to a lesser extent, Taiwan, lack the transparency and level playing field of Hong Kong. Singapore, Shanghai, and, to a lesser extent, Sydney, lack the entrepreneurial drive found in Hong Kong.
1997, Michael J. Enright, Edith Elizabeth Scott, David Dodwell, The Hong Kong Advantage, page 274To what extent is the Middle Palaeolithic in Mediterranean France similar to, or different from, that found in southwestern France, (and to a lesser extent in other regions) and to what extent do the models of Mousterian variability developed in the classic area of southwestern France apply in Mediterranean France?
2003, Carolyn Szmidt, Mousterian in Mediterranean France, page iii
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbused to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is less of something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish vähemmässä määrin, vähäisemmässä määrin
- vähemmässä määrinTranslations
- vähäisemmässä määrinTranslations
French dans une moindre mesure
- dans une moindre mesureTranslations
German in geringerem Maße
- in geringerem MaßeTranslations
Hungarian kisebb mértékben
- kisebb mértékbenTranslations
Italian in misura minore
- in misura minoreTranslations
Polish w mniejszym stopniu
- w mniejszym stopniuTranslations
Russian в ме́ньшей сте́пени
- в ме́ньшей сте́пени (v ménʹšej stépeni)Translations
Spanish en menor medida
- en menor medidaTranslations
Ukrainian ме́ншою мі́рою
- ме́ншою мі́рою (ménšoju míroju)Translations
Cite this entry
to a lesser extent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20a%20lesser%20extent
“to a lesser extent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20a%20lesser%20extent. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to a lesser extent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20a%20lesser%20extent.
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