addendum

noun — 3 senses

addendum

noun

US, UK /əˈdɛn.dəm/ · AU /əˈden.dəm/

Etymology From the gerundive of Latin addere (“to add”).

1

Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.

  • An addendum was added to the contract to clarify payment terms.
  • The author included an addendum at the end of the book.
2

A postscript.

3

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.

Related terms
delenda

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