释义 |
sub·duc·tion I. \-kshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin subduction-, subductio, from Latin subductus (past participle of subducere) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. a. : the act of taking away : withdrawal b. : arithmetical subtraction; also : deduction 2. : the act or process of subduing II. noun : the action or process of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another • subduct verb |