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- Latin · derived fromcircumductus
- English todaycircumduct
From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
circumduct
Today it means: To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed. Full definition →
Latin circumductus