eduction
[ih-duhk-shuh n]
Origin of eduction
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Formal inference, in short, is the eduction of all that a proposition implies.
Logic, Inductive and DeductiveWilliam Minto
The sliding abutment D, between the induction and eduction ports, moves out of the way of the piston to let it pass.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and OutFred T. Hodgson
The eduction and equilibrium single valve, performing the functions of both.
The Boy's Playbook of ScienceJohn Henry Pepper
The eduction pipes met in a single tube at the top, and threw the steam into the air.
A shut-off valve was fitted in each of the eduction pipes leading to the condensers.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'British Government
eduction
- something educed
- the act or process of educing
- the exhaust stroke of a steam or internal-combustion engineCompare induction
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin ēductiō, from ēdūcere to educe
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