different between terms vs circumduction

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?.k?m?d?k.??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin circumducti? (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumd?c? (“to lead or draw around”) +? -ti? (nominal suffix).

Noun

circumduction (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) 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.

Translations

Derived terms

• circumduct (verb)

Etymology 2

From circumduce +? -tion.

Noun

circumduction (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions)

1. (Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.

References

• Anatomical terms of motion. (2008, February 27). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:23, March 28, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_terms_of_motion&oldid=194373387
• “circumduction”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si?.k?m.dyk.sj??/

Noun

circumduction f (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions)

1. circumduction