addition

[ uh-dish-uhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of adding or uniting.

  2. the process of uniting two or more numbers into one sum, represented by the symbol +.

  1. the result of adding.

  2. something added.

  3. a wing, room, etc., added to a building, or abutting land added to real estate already owned.

  4. Chemistry. a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound.

Idioms about addition

  1. in addition to, as well as; besides: In addition to directing the play, she designed most of the scenery.

Origin of addition

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English addicio(u)n, from Latin additiōn-, stem of additiō, from addit(us) “added” (past participle of addere “to add”; see add ) + -iō -ion

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4. Addition, accessory, adjunct, attachment mean something joined onto or used with something else. Addition is the general word, carrying no implication of size, importance, or kind, but merely that of being joined to something previously existing: an addition to an income, to a building, to one's cares. An accessory is a subordinate addition to a more important thing, for the purpose of aiding, completing, ornamenting, etc.: accessories to a costume. An adjunct is a subordinate addition that aids or assists a main thing or person but is often separate: a second machine as an adjunct to the first. An attachment is an accessory part that may be easily connected and removed: a sewing machine attachment for pleating.

Other words for addition

Other words from addition

  • pre·ad·di·tion, noun
  • re·ad·di·tion, noun

Words that may be confused with addition

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British Dictionary definitions for addition

addition

/ (əˈdɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act, process, or result of adding

  2. a person or thing that is added or acquired

  1. a mathematical operation in which the sum of two numbers or quantities is calculated. Usually indicated by the symbol +

  2. mainly US and Canadian a part added to a building or piece of land; annexe

  3. obsolete a title following a person's name

  4. in addition (adverb) also; as well; besides

  5. in addition to (preposition) besides; as well as

Origin of addition

1
C15: from Latin additiōn-, from addere to add

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Scientific definitions for addition

addition

[ ə-dĭshən ]


  1. The act, process, or operation of adding two or more numbers to compute their sum.

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Other Idioms and Phrases with addition

addition

see in addition.

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