Abduction

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Shorthand 1.3.1 Gregg 1.4 References 2 French 3 Interlingua

English

Etymology

Latin abductio < abducere, to lead away: compare French abduction.

Noun

abduction (plural: abductions)

1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. - Roget
2. (Physiology): The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
3. (Law) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
4. (Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
5. (computing): The process of inference to the best explanation; abductive reasoning.
6. (education): The process used in getting students to see disciplinary regularity through the use of metaphor.

Synonyms

• kidnapping (1)

Translations

• French: abduction
• German: Abduktion, Abtreibung, Entführung f. (3)
• Interlingua: abduction
• Italian: abduzione
• Malay: penculikan
• Spanish: abducción
• Portuguese: abducção
• Tamil: கடத்தல்

Shorthand

Gregg

• (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - d - u - k - sh

References

• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G & C. Merriam Co., 1913, edited by Noah Porter), ARTFL version at [1]

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French

1. abduction

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Interlingua

abduction

1. abductionfr:abduction

pl:abduction fi:abduction zh:abduction