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addititious

addititious adjective: additive; Increasing.

Adjective

addititious

  1. (obsolete, rare) Additive; Increasing.
    • This force is called the addititious part of the disturbing force.1834, John Herschel, A Treatise on Astronomy

Origin of addititious

Learned borrowing from Latin addititius, from addere.

Questions about addititious

What does addititious mean?
Addititious means additive; Increasing.
What part of speech is addititious?
Addititious is an adjective.

Words near addititious in the dictionary

  1. additionals
  2. additionary
  3. additionist
  4. additionists
  5. additions
  6. addititious
  7. additive
  8. additive category
  9. additive combinatorics
  10. additive function
  11. additive functions

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