subduct
1subduct — index decrease, deduct (reduce), discount (reduce), except (exclude), excise (cut away), retrench …
2Subduct — Subduce Sub*duce , Subduct Sub*duct , v. t. [L. subducere, subductum; sub under + ducere to lead, to draw. See {Duke}, and cf. {Subdue}.] 1. To withdraw; to take away. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct.… …
3subduct — /səbˈdʌkt/ (say suhb dukt) –verb (i) 1. Geology (of a tectonic plate) to slide beneath an adjacent, less dense, plate: the Australian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian plate. –verb (t) 2. Geology (of a tectonic plate) to slide beneath (an… …
4subduct — verb see subduction …
5subduct — /seuhb dukt /, v.t. 1. to take away; subtract. 2. to withdraw; remove. [1565 75; < L subductus, ptp. of subducere to draw up, withdraw (sub SUB + ducere to lead), equiv. to subduc ptp. s. + tus ptp. suffix] * * * …
6subduct — verb a) To push under or below. b) To move downwards underneath something. See Also: subduction …
7subduct — sub·duct (səb duktґ) [L. subducere to lead down] to depress or draw down; see subduction …
8subduct — v. withdraw, take away …
9subduct — v. a. See subduce …
10subduct — sub·duct …
