abduction
English
Etymology
From Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”)[1]. Equivalent to abduct + -ion.
- (physiology): From French, from Latin abductus.
- Compare French abduction.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
Audio (RP) (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
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.
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- (law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [Mid 18th century.][2]
- the abduction of a child
Usage notes
- In Gregg shorthand (version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified, Anniversary, Pre-Anniversary) the word is represented: a - b - d - u - k - sh
Synonyms
- (legal, carrying off of human being): appropriation; kidnapping; seizure; withdrawal
- (logic): retroduction; abstraction
Antonyms
- (physiology): adduction
replacement; restitution; restoration; surrender; reinstatement
Derived terms
- alien abduction
- military abduction
Related terms
- abduce
- abduct
- abductive
Translations
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
- 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
- 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
Abduction in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.dyk.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
abduction f (plural abductions)
- (physiology) abductive movement; abduction
- (logic, computing) abductive reasoning; abduction
Further reading
- “abduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”).
Noun
abduction (plural abductiones)
- abduction