adduction

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ad=duc=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

adduction, n. [Cf. F. adduction. See Adduce.].

•  The act of adducing or bringing forward.  [1913 Webster]

  "An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters."  [1913 Webster]
•  The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction.  Dunglison.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

adduction

affinity, allurement, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, capillarity, capillary attraction, centripetal force, drag, draw, gravitation, gravity, magnetism, mutual attraction, pull, pulling power, sympathy, traction, tug

ROGET THESAURUS

adduction

Attraction

N attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, drawing to, pulling towards, adduction, electrical attraction, electricity, static electricity, static, static cling, magnetism, magnetic attraction, gravity, attraction of gravitation, lodestone, loadstone, lodestar, loadstar, magnet, permanent magnet, siderite, magnetite, electromagnet, magnetic coil, voice coil, magnetic dipole, motor coil, rotor, stator, electrical charge, positive charge, negative charge, magnetic pole, north pole, south pole, magnetic monopole, attracting, attrahent, attractive, adducent, adductive, centrifugal, ubi mel ibi apes.