(adj) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part, Syn. adducting, adductive, Ant. abducent

adducer

(n) a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof

adducing

(n) citing as evidence or proof

adduct

(n) a compound formed by an addition reaction

adduct

(v) draw a limb towards the body, Ant. abduct, Example:adduct the thigh muscle

adduction

(n) (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

adductor

(n) a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line, Syn. adductor muscle

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Adduce

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Adduced p. pr. & vb. n. Adducing ] [ L. adducere, adductum, to lead or bring to; ad + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Adduct. ] To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To present; allege; advance; cite; quote; assign; urge; name; mention. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adducent

a. [ L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere. ] (Physiol.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adducer

n. One who adduces. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adducible

a. Capable of being adduced. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proofs innumerable, and in every imaginable manner diversified, are adducible. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adduct

v. t. [ L. adductus, p. p. of adducere. See Adduce. ] (Physiol.) To draw towards a common center or a middle line. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adduction

n. [ Cf. F. adduction. See Adduce. ] 1. The act of adducing or bringing forward. [ 1913 Webster ]

An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis ]; -- opposed to abduction. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adductive

a. Adducing, or bringing towards or to something. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adductor

n. [ L., fr. adducere. ] (Anat.) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called adductor muscles. Verrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

サドカイ派

[サドカイは, sadokai ha] (n) the Sadducees

貝柱

[かいばしら, kaibashira] (n) (1) (See 閉殻筋) adductor muscle; (2) { food } adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)

内転

[ないてん, naiten] (n, vs) adduction (anatomy); rolling internally; intorsion

内転筋

[ないてんきん, naitenkin] (n) (See 外転筋) adductor muscle

肉柱

[にくちゅう, nikuchuu] (n) (See 貝柱) adductor muscle (of a bivalve)