abduction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”)[1]. Equivalent to abduct + -ion.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/, /æbˈdək.ʃn̩/, /əbˈdək.ʃn̩/
- (anatomy sense): (for emphasis and disambiguation from adduction) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ˈbiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/
Noun[edit]
abduction (countable and uncountable, plural abductions)
- Leading away; a carrying away. [Early 17th century.][2]
- (anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [Mid 17th century.][2]
- 2013, Jain, MD, MSPH; Wilcox, PT; Katz, MD, MS; Higgins, MD, "Clinical Examination of the Rotator Cuff", PM&R Journal, retrieved from PubMed Central on 21 Jan 2018.
- Abduction is performed by asking the patient to raise the arm at the side as high as they can with the examiner stabilizing the scapula by holding it down.
- 2013, Jain, MD, MSPH; Wilcox, PT; Katz, MD, MS; Higgins, MD, "Clinical Examination of the Rotator Cuff", PM&R Journal, retrieved from PubMed Central on 21 Jan 2018.
- (logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable. [Late 17th century.][2]
- 2005, Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson, Lutz Marten, The Dynamics of Language, an Introduction, page 256:
- The significance of such a step is that it is not morphologically triggered: it is a step of abduction, and what is required here is a meta-level process of reasoning.
- (law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [Mid 18th century.][2]
- the abduction of a child
- (ufology) alien abduction
- 2010, Monte Dwyer, Red in the Centre: Through a Crooked Lens, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 122:
- But fear of abduction never stopped a good ufologist.
Usage notes[edit]
- In Gregg shorthand (version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, Pre-Anniversary) the word is represented: a - b - d - u - k - sh
Synonyms[edit]
- (legal, carrying off of human being): appropriation; kidnapping; seizure; withdrawal
- (logic): retroduction; abstraction
Antonyms[edit]
- (physiology): adduction
replacement; restitution; restoration; surrender; reinstatement
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
leading away, carrying away
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physiology: movement separating limb from axis
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logic: type of syllogism
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law: wrongful carrying off of a human being
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References[edit]
- ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abduction”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
Further reading[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin abductiōnem (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abduction f (plural abductions)
- (physiology) abductive movement; abduction
- (logic, computing) abductive reasoning; abduction
Further reading[edit]
- “abduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”).
Noun[edit]
abduction (plural abductiones)
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