"eduction" meaning in English

See eduction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈdʌkʃən/ Forms: eductions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Etymology: From Latin eductio. Equivalent to educe + -ion. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|eductio}} Latin eductio, {{suffix|en|educe|ion}} educe + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eduction (countable and uncountable, plural eductions)
  1. The act of educing, of deducing: deduction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eduction-en-noun-Xe9mlfWC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 30
  2. The result of educing; something which has been educed; inference, deduction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eduction-en-noun-8T4cPpIm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 30
  3. (geology) A process by which the Earth's crust spreads sideways and exposes deep-seated rocks. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-eduction-en-noun-waZ7j1ph Categories (other): Geology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 30 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 30 39 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eduction pipe

Inflected forms

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