adduct
/əˈdʌkt/
adduct verb: to draw towards a center or a middle line.
Verb
adduct (third-person singular simple present adducts, present participle adducting, simple past and past participle adducted)
- To draw towards a center or a middle line.
- Coordinate term: circumduct
- The therapist explained how certain muscles adduct the leg toward the body.
- Antonyms:
- abduct
Noun
IPA/ˈæ.dʌkt/
adduct (plural adducts)
- The product of an addition reaction.
adduct meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
adduct in Tamil
- அடக்கு, ஒடுக்கு, கூட்டு விளைபொருள், மையம் நோக்கி இழு
adduct in Urdu
- جِسَم کے نزدیک کھینچَنا
adduct in Kannada
- ಒಳಸರಿಸು, ಒಳಗೆಳೆ, ಒಳತರು
Antonyms of adduct
Forms of adduct
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | adducts |
| present participle | adducting |
| past participle | adducted |
| past | adducted |
| Noun | |
| plural | adducts |
Origin of adduct
Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce.
Words formed from adduct
Words that rhyme with adduct
Questions about adduct
- What does adduct mean?
- Adduct means to draw towards a center or a middle line.
- What is adduct in Tamil?
- Adduct in Tamil is அடக்கு, ஒடுக்கு, கூட்டு விளைபொருள். See Adduct meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is adduct?
- Adduct can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce adduct?
- Adduct is pronounced /əˈdʌkt/.
- What is the past tense of adduct?
- The past tense of adduct is adducted.
Words near adduct in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adduct (page history and authors); adduct (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adduct (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adduct (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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