eduction

[ ih-duhk-shuhn ]

/ ɪˈdʌk ʃən /

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noun

the act of educing.

something educed.

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Origin of eduction

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

Words nearby eduction

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

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How to use eduction in a sentence

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
The common opinion was that forms were derived from the potency of matter, this being called Eduction.
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz
But traduction and eduction are equally inexplicable when it is a question of finding the origin of the soul.
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz

This pipe is afterwards conveyed into a leaden chest or cylinder, in which all the other eduction pipes also terminate.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

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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