abduction

== English == === Etymology === From Latin abductiō(n) (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, abduct +‎ -ion or abduce +‎ -tion. (physiology): From French, from Latin abductus. Compare French abduction. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/, /æbˈdək.ʃn̩/, /əbˈdək.ʃn̩/ (anatomy sense): (for emphasis and disambiguation from adduction) IPA(key): /ˈeɪˈbiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/ === Noun === abduction (countable and uncountable, plural abductions) Leading away; a carrying away. [from early 17th century.] (anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [from mid-17th century.] (logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable. [from late 17th century.] (law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [from mid-18th century.] (ufology) Alien abduction. ==== Alternative forms ==== a - b - d - u - k - sh (Gregg shorthand) ==== Synonyms ==== (legal, carrying off of human being): appropriation; kidnapping; seizure; withdrawal (logic): retroduction; abstraction ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “physiology”): adduction, replacement; restitution; restoration; surrender; reinstatement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== abduce abduct abductive ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Abduction in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin abductiō(n) (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”) + -tiō(n) (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.dyk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === abduction f (plural abductions) (physiology) abductive movement; abduction (logic, computing) abductive reasoning; abduction === Further reading === “abduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Etymology === From Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“take or lead away”). === Noun === abduction (plural abductiones) abduction