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abduction

UK
/əbˈdʌkʃən/
US
/æbˈdʌkʃən/

Translations

abductionnoun
abductions
pl
UK
/əbˈdʌkʃən/
US
/æbˈdʌkʃən/
abductionEn anatomie.
The physical therapist focused on exercises that involved the abduction of the patient's arm.
Le kinésithérapeute s’est concentré sur des exercices impliquant l’abduction du bras du patient.
The police are investigating the abduction of a young child from the park.
La police enquête sur l’enlèvement d’un jeune enfant dans le parc.
abductionEn logique.
Scientists often rely on abduction to generate hypotheses from experimental data.
Les scientifiques s’appuient souvent sur l’abduction pour formuler des hypothèses à partir de données expérimentales.
Additional translations
raptSoutenu ou juridique.
Synonyms
kidnapping
snatching
seizure
taking
capture
napping
abductionadjective
UK
/æbˈdʌk.ʃən/
US
/æbˈdʌk.ʃən/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "abduction case", "abduction report").
abductifEn anatomie.
The therapist recommended abduction stretches for the patient’s hip.
Le thérapeute a recommandé des étirements abductifs pour la hanche du patient.

Definitions

abductionnoun
The act of taking someone away by force or deception.
The police are investigating the abduction of a young child from the park.
The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.
The physical therapist focused on exercises that involved the abduction of the patient's arm.
A form of logical inference that moves from an observation to the most plausible explanation for it; inference to the best explanation.
Scientists often rely on abduction to generate hypotheses from experimental data.
abductionadjective
Relating to or involving kidnapping or unlawful removal.
The report detailed several abduction incidents along the border.
Relating to the anatomical movement of a limb or other body part away from the midline.
The therapist recommended abduction stretches for the patient’s hip.
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