circumduction

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UK/ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/US/ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/

noun

The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.

“Windmilling the arms and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.”

OriginLatin circumductiō →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

circumduction1

nouncircumduction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableanatomyThe circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.

    Windmilling the arms and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.

circumduction2

nouncircumduction (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions)

plural circumductions

  1. countableuncountableScots lawThe act of circumducing.

Origin

circumduction · noun

  1. Latincircumductiō“a leading or conducting around”
  2. Englishcircumduction

Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct + -ion.

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circumduction · noun

From circumduce + -tion.

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Translations

French circumduction
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Hindi पर्यावर्तन
  • पर्यावर्तन (paryāvartan)Translations
Italian circonduzione
  • circonduzioneTranslations
Romanian circumducție
  • circumducțieTranslations
Spanish circunducción
  • circunducciónTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with circumduction

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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