eduction

[ ih-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of educing.
2. something educed.

eduction

/ ɪˈdʌkʃən /

noun

1. something educed
2. the act or process of educing
3. See induction
   the exhaust stroke of a steam or internal-combustion engine Compare induction

Word History and Origins

Origin of eduction¹

1640–50; < Latin ēductiōn- (stem of ēductiō ), equivalent to ēduct ( us ) ( educt ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of eduction¹

C17: from Latin ēductiō, from ēdūcere to educe

Example Sentences

A shut-off valve was fitted in each of the eduction pipes leading to the condensers.

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The eduction evaporating pipe c is provided with a stop-cock to cut off the communication when required.

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The common opinion was that forms were derived from the potency of matter, this being called Eduction.

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But traduction and eduction are equally inexplicable when it is a question of finding the origin of the soul.

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This pipe is afterwards conveyed into a leaden chest or cylinder, in which all the other eduction pipes also terminate.

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