circumduct
circumduct verb: to move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed. Also the alternative form of circumduce.
Verb
circumduct (third-person singular simple present circumducts, present participle circumducting, simple past and past participle circumducted)
- To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
- To lead about or astray.
- To contravene; to nullify.
- But Acts of Judicature may be cancelled and circumducted by the Will and Direction of the Judge1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John...
Also used as
circumduct is also the alternative form of circumduce.
Forms of circumduct
| third-person singular present | circumducts |
|---|---|
| present participle | circumducting |
| past participle | circumducted |
| past | circumducted |
Origin of circumduct
From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”).
Questions about circumduct
- What does circumduct mean?
- Circumduct means to move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
- What part of speech is circumduct?
- Circumduct is a verb.
- What is the past tense of circumduct?
- The past tense of circumduct is circumducted.
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