Words Like CIRCUMDUCTION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CIRCUMDUCTION.

5 Alternative Words Similar to circumduction

1 Motility Noun      Synonym Words Like Motility
2 Motion Noun      Synonym Words Like Motion
3 Move Noun      Synonym Words Like Move
4 Movement Noun      Synonym Words Like Movement
5 Circumlocution Noun      Synonym Words Like Circumlocution

9 definitions of circumduction

1 A leading about; circumlocution.
2 An annulling; cancellation.
3 The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a conical surface.
4 a circular movement of a limb or eye
5 The circular movement of a limb such that the distal end of the limb delineates an arc.
6 A leading about.
7 In anatomy, the act of circumducting a limb. See circumduct, 2.
8 In old English law, an annulling; cancelation.
9 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. "Windmilling" the arms or rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumductive movement.
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