addendum

[uh-den-duhm]

noun

plural

addenda, addendums 

1. a thing to be added; an addition.

2. an appendix to a book.

3. Machinery.

   1. the radial distance between the tip of a gear tooth and the pitch circle of a gear or the pitch line of a rack.

   2. Also called addendum circle. an imaginary circle touching the tips of the teeth on a gear.

addendum

/ əˈdɛndəm /

noun

1. something added; an addition

2. a supplement or appendix to a book, magazine, etc

3. the radial distance between the major and pitch cylinders of an external screw thread

4. the radial distance between the pitch circle and tip of a gear tooth

Word History and Origins

Origin of addendum¹

First recorded in 1785–95; neuter singular of Latin addendus “that which is to be added,” gerundive of addere “to add”; add

Word History and Origins

Origin of addendum¹

C18: from Latin, literally: a thing to be added, neuter gerundive of addere to _add

Example Sentences

Newsom’s addendums provide a glimpse into the sometimes flawed or incomplete process of crafting new laws, at times hastily at the end of legislative session, requiring flaws or unresolved conflicts to be remedied later.

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“I believe this US Currency is funds from the disposition of the stolen property,” the detective wrote in the warrant addendum.

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It was both reclamation and addendum, metaphors I carried into my future.

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A Department of Homeland Security lawyer who sat at a table near Diaz said that an addendum in Diaz’s arrest record in Texas acknowledged that he had DACA.

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His vocal addendum is a wax stamp finalizing the rough-hewn collection of distinct voices.”

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Related Words

• appendix 
• postscript