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Meaning of ADDITION

Pronunciation:  u'dishun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  something added to what you have already; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"
  2. [n]  the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years"
  3. [n]  the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
  4. [n]  a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor"
  5. [n]  a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
  6. [n]  a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
 

ADDITION is a 8 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: accession, gain, improver, increase, plus, summation
 
 Antonyms: deduction, subtraction
 
 See Also: accretion, acquisition, additive, afterthought, annex, annexation, annexe, arithmetic operation, attachment, component, constituent, element, elongation, extension, fluoridation, fluoridisation, fluoridization, increase, indefinite quantity, retrofit, step-up, suburb, suburban area, suburbia, wing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ad*di"tion\, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere
to add.]
1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed
   to {subtraction} or {diminution}. ``This endless addition
   or addibility of numbers.'' --Locke.
2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an
   addition to a building.
3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding
   numbers.
4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication
   that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]
5. (Law) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him
   more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.;
   Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of
   distinction; a title.
6. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of
   honor; -- opposed to {abatement}.
{Vector addition} (Geom.), that kind of addition of two
   lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is
   regarded as the line, or vector, AC.
Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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