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circumduction

UK/ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/US/ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/

circumduction noun: the circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.

Noun (1)

circumduction (uncountable)

  1. The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
    • Windmilling the arms and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.

Noun (2)

circumduction (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions)

  1. (Scots law) The act of circumducing.

circumduction meaning in Hindi and Tamil

circumduction in Hindi

Translations
पर्यावर्तन paryāvartan

circumduction in Tamil

உட்சுழற்றல், சுழற்றம், சுழற்றல், மையச் சுழற்சி

Forms of circumduction

pluralcircumductions

Origin of circumduction

Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct + -ion.

From circumduce + -tion.

Words formed from circumduction

Words that rhyme with circumduction

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Questions about circumduction

What does circumduction mean?
Circumduction means the circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
What is circumduction in Hindi?
Circumduction in Hindi is पर्यावर्तन (paryāvartan). See Circumduction meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is circumduction?
Circumduction is a noun.
How do you pronounce circumduction?
Circumduction is pronounced /ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of circumduction?
The plural of circumduction is circumductions.

Words near circumduction in the dictionary

  1. circumduces
  2. circumducing
  3. circumduct
  4. circumducted
  5. circumducting
  6. circumduction
  7. circumductions
  8. circumductory
  9. circumducts
  10. circumellipse
  11. circumellipses

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: circumduction (page history and authors); circumduction (Tamil 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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