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Meaning of ADDUCTION

Pronunciation:  u'dukshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
 
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 See Also: motility, motion, move, movement

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ad*duc"tion\, n. [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.
 
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 Related Terms: affinity, allurement, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, capillarity, capillary attraction, centripetal force, drag, draw, gravitation, gravity, magnetism, mutual attraction, pull, pulling power, sympathy, traction, tug
 

 

 

 

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