subduction

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Synonyms: abduction, seduction, subjection, obduction, sexduction, subsection, subjunction, subaction, subducting, subductions

Antonyms: abduction, seduction, subjection, obduction, sexduction, subsection, subjunction, subaction, subducting, subductions

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Noun

1. The action of being [[push]]ed or [[draw]]n [[beneath]] another object.
2. {{senseid|en|Q176318}}{{lb|en|geology}} The process of one [[tectonic plate]] moving beneath another and sinking into the [[mantle]] at a [[convergent]] plate [[boundary]].
3. The act of [[subduct]]ing or taking away.
4. [[arithmetical|Arithmetical]] [[subtraction]].
5. {{lb|en|mathematics|analysis}} A [[surjection]] between [[diffeological]] spaces such that the target is identified as the [[pushforward]] of the source.

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