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ing to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer. This may enable us to understand how seductive is the influence of example. Sir W. Hamilton.

In a seductive manner.

A woman who seduces.

Induction in a circuit due to the action of one portion of a current upon an adjacent portion during periods of varying current strength. The nature of the induction is such as to oppose the action which produces it.

To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct. If, out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations, we should subduce ten. Sir M. Hale.

The act of subducting or taking away. Bp. Hall.

The act of superinducing, or the state of being superinduced. South.

That which is traducted; that which is transferred; a translation. [Obs.] Howell.

Transmission from one to another. [Obs.] Traditional communication and traduction of truths. Sir M. Hale.

Capable of being deduced; derivable. [R.] Bp. Warburton.

The act of conveying over. [R.] Entick.

A lower conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

The production of less than is demanded or of less than the usual supply. F. A. Walker.

A passage for wind or air; a passage or pipe for ventilating apartments. Gwilt.

A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.

Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.

ns formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of a posteriori.

n many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A- (6).

To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price. Nine thousand parishes, abating the odd hundreds. Fuller.

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.