adduction

noun ad·duc·tion \ ə-ˈdək-shən , a- \

Definition of adduction

1 : the action of adducting : the state of being adducted

2 : the act or action of adducing

Recent Examples of adduction from the Web

Glide your straight legs out in abduction and squeeze them back in adduction towards your midline.

— michelle ward trainor, PEOPLE.com, "Karlie Kloss Does This Workout to Get Runway Ready — Try It!," 14 Feb. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of adduction

Middle English adduccioun "act of conveying," borrowed from Medieval Latin adductiōn-, adductiō, going back to Late Latin, "attraction, contraction," from Latin addūcere "to lead or bring (to a place)," + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at adduce

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First Known Use: 1649

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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