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Webster 1913 Edition

Adduction

Ad-duc′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
adduction
. See
Adduce
.]
1.
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
An
adduction
of facts gathered from various quarters.
I. Taylor.
2.
(Physiol.)
The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; – opposed to
abduction
.
Dunglison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Adduction

ADDUC'TION

n. The act of bringing forward.

Definition 2024

adduction

adduction

English

Noun

adduction ‎(plural adductions)

  1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
    • An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor.
  2. (physiology) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.

Translations

References

  • adduction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin adductio, adductionem.

Noun

adduction f ‎(plural adductions)

  1. adduction (all senses)

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin adductio, adductionis, from adducō ‎(“I bring to myself”), from ad + ducō ‎(“I lead”). Compare French adduction. See adduce.

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