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abduction

/əbˈdʌkʃən/

/æbˈdʌkʃən/

abductionnoun

abductions

/əbˈdʌkʃən/

/æbˈdʌkʃən/

Translations

The abduction of the arm is a movement away from the body.

Отведение руки — это движение от тела.

The police are investigating the abduction of the child.

Полиция расследует похищение ребенка.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

abductionadjective

/æbˈdʌk.ʃən/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "abduction case", "abduction report").

Definitions

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.