addition
noun/əˈdɪʃ.ən/
Etymology Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Middle English addicioun, addition, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (“add, put”).
7 senses
- 1The act of adding anything.
- 2Anything that is added.
- 3The arithmetic operation of adding.
- 4A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that…
- 5A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or…
- 6Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
- 7an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine…
The act of adding anything.
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
Anything that is added.
Arithmetic The arithmetic operation of adding.
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
Law A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
- […]They clip vs drunkards, and with Swiniſh phraſe / Soyle our addition, and indeede it takes / From our atchieuements, though perform’d at height / The pith and marrow of our attribute[…]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).
- Synonyms
- adding, annexation, inclusion, extra, supplement, addition
- Antonyms
- exclusion, reduction, deduction, subtraction, removal
- Derived terms
- additional, additionary, additionist, addition polymerisation, addition polymerization, addition reaction, addition sign, coaddition, cycloaddition, digitaddition, gyroaddition, heteroaddition, in addition, in addition to, isoaddition, Michael addition, misaddition, nonaddition, photoaddition, polyaddition, readdition, retroaddition, spike addition, superaddition
- Related terms
- add, adder, additive, plus sign, + = + =, − =, × = × =, ÷ =, remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
- Coordinate terms
- succession, multiplication, exponentiation, tetration, pentation, hexation