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Meaning of CIRCUMDUCTION

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a circular movement of a limb or eye
 

CIRCUMDUCTION is a 13 letter word that starts with C.

 

 See Also: motility, motion, move, movement

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cir`cum*duc"tion\, n. [L. circumductio.]
1. A leading about; circumlocution. [R.] --Hooker.

2. An annulling; cancellation. [R.] --Ayliffe.

3. (Phisiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis,
   so as to describe a concial surface.

 

 

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