substraction
substraction noun: subtraction.
Noun
substraction (countable and uncountable, plural substractions)
- Subtraction.
- The plasterer doth make his figures by addition, and the carver by substraction.1624, Henry Wotton, The Elements of Architecture, […], London: […] Iohn Bill, →OCLC
- [in title]1999, A. Quinquis, C. Ioana, H. Thomas, “Noise substraction for improving the localisation of an underwater mobile”, in Oceans '99: Riding the Crest into the 21st Century. IEEE Conference Proceedings
substraction meaning in Tamil
substraction in Tamil
- கழித்தல்
Forms of substraction
| plural | substractions |
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Origin of substraction
From Middle French substraction (compare modern French soustraction), from Old French substraction, from Medieval Latin substractio, derived from Late Latin substractus. Ultimately from Latin subtraho (“to pull out from under; to remove, to subtract”). The use by non-native speakers arises by analogy with words such as French soustraction and Spanish sustracción.
Questions about substraction
- What does substraction mean?
- Substraction means subtraction.
- What is substraction in Tamil?
- Substraction in Tamil is கழித்தல். See Substraction meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is substraction?
- Substraction is a noun.
- What is the plural of substraction?
- The plural of substraction is substractions.
Words near substraction in the dictionary
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