English Explanatory Dictionary

adduction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
  2. The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis

Pronunciation

/əˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-adduction.wav /ˈeɪˈdiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/

Word forms

adduction adductions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adductio, adductionis, from adducō (“to bring to oneself”), from ad + ducō (“to lead”). Compare French adduction. Equivalent to adduct + -ion or adduce + -tion. See adduce.

Antonyms

abduction

Derived words

hyperadduction hypoadduction underadduction
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