eduction

[ ih-duhk-shuh n ]

/ ɪˈdʌk ʃən /

noun

the act of educing.

something educed.

Nearby words

educative, educator, educatory, educe, educt, eduction, eductive, eductor, edulcorate, edutainment, edward

Origin of eduction

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

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Examples from the Web for eduction

A shut-off valve was fitted in each of the eduction pipes leading to the condensers.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
The eduction evaporating pipe c is provided with a stop-cock to cut off the communication when required.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Formal inference, in short, is the eduction of all that a proposition implies.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto
The eduction and equilibrium single valve, performing the functions of both.
The Boy's Playbook of Science|John Henry Pepper

But traduction and eduction are equally inexplicable when it is a question of finding the origin of the soul.
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz

British Dictionary definitions for eduction

eduction

/ (ɪˈdʌkʃən) /

noun

something educed

the act or process of educing

the exhaust stroke of a steam or internal-combustion engineCompare induction

Word Origin for eduction

C17: from Latin ēductiō, from ēdūcere to educe

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