TO A LESSER EXTENT

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does to a lesser extent mean? 

• TO A LESSER EXTENT (adverb)
  The adverb TO A LESSER EXTENT has 1 sense:

1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

  Familiarity information: TO A LESSER EXTENT used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TO A LESSER EXTENT (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

Synonyms:

less; to a lesser extent

Context example:

less quickly

 Context examples 

Dyphilline exerts bronchodilator effects and to a lesser extent vasodilator and diuretic properties.

(Dyphylline, NCI Thesaurus)

The CD15 antigen, a carbohydrate adhesion molecule, is expressed on the surface of the majority of granulocytes, including neutrophils and eosinophils and, to a lesser extent, on monocytes.

(Fanolesomab, NCI Thesaurus)

CD37 is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed at high-levels on B cells and to a lesser extent on T cells and myeloid cells.

(Otlertuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent is metabolized by the cytochrome P450 isoenzyme CYP2C9, and, to a lesser extent, by CYP3A4.

(Nateglinide, NCI Thesaurus)

FAK inhibitor PF-00562271 inhibits the tyrosine kinase FAK, and to a lesser extent, proline-rich tyrosine kinase (PYK2), which may inhibit tumor cell migration, proliferation, and survival.

(FAK Inhibitor PF-00562271, NCI Thesaurus)

Iodine 131-I-6-beta-iodomethyl-19-norcholesterol accumulates in tissues where steroid hormones are produced, including the adrenal cortex and, to a lesser extent, the ovaries and the testes.

(Iodine I 131-6-Beta-Iodomethyl-19-Norcholesterol, NCI Thesaurus)

Henatinib, structurally similar to sunitinib, also inhibits, though to a lesser extent, mast/stem cell growth factor receptor (c-Kit) and, platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) alpha and beta.

(Henatinib Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)

TG02 also inhibits, to a lesser extent, TYK2, TYRO3, STAT5 and P38delta.

(CDK/JAK2/FLT3 Inhibitor TG02 Citrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Albuterol although to a lesser extent, also stimulates beta-1 adrenergic receptors, thereby increasing the force and rate of myocardial contraction.

(Albuterol, NCI Thesaurus)

Photographs of faces under LPS lighting were also matched to greens, but to a lesser extent.

(Rosy health and sickly green: color associations play robust role in reading faces, National Institutes of Health)