Circumduction
Pronunciation : Cir`cum*duc"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. circumductio.]
Definition : 1. A leading about; circumlocution. [R.] Hooker.
2. An annulling; cancellation. [R.] Ayliffe.
3. (Phisiol.)
Defn: The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a concial surface.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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