remotion

re·mo·tion

R0148000 (rĭ-mō′shən)n.1. The act of removing; removal.2. The state of being remote.3. Obsolete Departure.

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[Middle English remocion, from Latin remōtiō, remōtiōn-, from remōtus, past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove.]

remotion

(rɪˈməʊʃən) n1. the act of removing or taking away2. the quality or state of being remote or removed3. archaic the act of leaving or departing, departure4. archaic an inclination to something5. a recurring motion or movement

re•mo•tion

(rɪˈmoʊ ʃən)

n. 1. removal. 2. Obs. departure. [1350–1400; remosion < Latin remōtiō removing. See remove, -tion]

Thesaurus

Noun

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remotion - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"removalseparation - the act of dividing or disconnectingcutting off, abscission - the act of cutting something offabstraction - the act of withdrawing or removing somethingextraction - the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"autotomy - spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attackdecontamination - the removal of contaminantsdeletion - the act of deleting something written or printedbaring, denudation, husking, stripping, uncovering - the removal of coveringdermabrasion - removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layerdislodgement, dislodgment - forced removal from a position of advantageelimination, riddance - the act of removing or getting rid of somethingelimination - the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equationsemptying, evacuation, voidance - the act of removing the contents of somethingrinsing, rinse - the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washingdisembowelment, evisceration - the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrudeskimming - the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquidwithdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capitalwithdrawal - the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"

remotion

nounThe act or process of moving from one place to another:move, relocation, removal.