subduct
[ suh b-duhkt ]
/ səbˈdʌkt /
verb (used with object)
to take away; subtract.
to withdraw; remove.
Origin of subduct
1565–75; < Latin
subductus, past participle of
subdūcere to draw up, withdraw (
sub-
sub- +
dūcere to lead), equivalent to
subduc- past participle stem +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM subduct
un·sub·duct·ed, adjectiveWords nearby subduct
subdistrict,
subdivide,
subdivision,
subdominant,
subdual,
subduct,
subduction,
subduction zone,
subdue,
subdued,
subdural
British Dictionary definitions for subduct
subduct
/ (səbˈdʌkt) /
verb (tr)
physiol
to draw or turn (the eye, etc) downwards
rare
to take away; deduct
Word Origin for subduct
C17: from Latin
subdūcere, from
sub- +
dūcere to lead, bring
Medical definitions for subduct
subduct
[ səb-dŭkt′ ]
v.
To pull or draw downward.
Scientific definitions for subduct
subduction
[ səb-dŭk′shən ]
A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another. The denser of the two plates sinks beneath the other. As it descends, the plate often generates seismic and volcanic activity (from melting and upward migration of magma) in the overriding plate. Compare obduction.