obduction

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Synonyms: abduction, induction, reduction, objection, seduction, deduction, obrution, conduction, adduction, subduction, eduction

Antonyms: abduction, induction, reduction, objection, seduction, deduction, obrution, conduction, adduction, subduction, eduction

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of [[draw]]ing or [[lay]]ing over, as a [[covering]].
2. {{lb|en|largely|_|obsolete}} An [[autopsy]].
3. {{lb|en|geology}} The [[overthrusting]] of [[continental crust]] by [[oceanic crust]] or [[rock]]s from the [[mantle]], such that the oceanic crust is [[thrust]] onto the continental crust, as occurs at a [[convergent]] [[plate]] [[boundary]] when the continental crust is [[catch|caught]] in a [[subduction zone]].

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