circumduction

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/    美 /ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. uncountable
    — Windmilling the arms and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.
  2. The act of circumducing. countable,uncountable

词形变化

circumductions plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct + -ion.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English circumduce
English -tion
English circumduction
From circumduce + -tion.
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