adduction

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/əˈdʌk.ʃn̩//ˈeɪˈdiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/

noun

The act of adducing or bringing forward.

“Coordinate term: circumduction”

Opposite
abduction
OriginLatin adductio, adductionis →
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Meanings

nounadduction (countable and uncountable, plural adductions)

plural adductions

  1. countableuncountableThe act of adducing or bringing forward.

    an adduction of facts gathered from various quarters

    1860, Isaac Taylor, “(please specify the page)”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy […], →OCLC
  2. countableuncountableanatomyThe action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis

    Coordinate term: circumduction

    Antonyms: abduction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis

Opposite
abduction

Origin

  1. Latinadductio, adductionis
  2. Englishadduction

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.

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Translations

Dutch adductie
  • adductiephysiology: action
Finnish esittäminen, lähennys
  • esittäminenact
  • lähennysphysiology: action
  • adduktiophysiology: action
Hindi अभिवर्तन
  • अभिवर्तन (abhivartan)physiology: action
Indonesian aduksi
  • aduksiphysiology: action
Polish addukcja
  • addukcjaphysiology: action
Portuguese adução
  • aduçãophysiology: action
Russian адду́кция, приведе́ние
  • адду́кция (addúkcija)physiology: action
  • приведе́ние (privedénije)physiology: action
Spanish aducción
  • aducciónphysiology: action
Cite this entry
APA

adduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adduction

MLA

“adduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adduction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adduction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adduction.

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