adductive

1. 1.

   especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part

   Synonymsadducentadducting

   physiology

Questions about adductive

What does adductive mean?

adductive means "especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part".

How many syllables are in adductive?

adductive has 3 syllables: ad-duc-tive. The stress falls on "ad".

What is another word for adductive?

Close synonyms include adducent, adducting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adductive a common word?

adductive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.