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Addition
ADDI'TION, n. [L. additio, from addo.]
1. The act of adding, opposed to subtraction, or diminution; as, a sum is increased by addition.
2. Any thing added, whether material or immaterial.
3. In arithmetic, the uniting of two or more numbers in one sum; also the rule or branch of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers. Simple addition is the joining of sums of the same denomination, as pounds to pounds, dollars to dollars. Compound addition is the joining of sums of different denominations, as dollars and cents.
4. In law, a title annexed to a man's name, to show his rank, occupation or place of residence; as John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York.
5. In music, a dot at the side of a note, to lengthen its sound one half.
6. In heraldry, something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor, opposed to abatements, as bordure, quarter, canton, gyron, pile, etc. See these terms.
7. In distilling, any thing added to the wash or liquor in a state of fermentation.
8. In popular language, an advantage, ornament, improvement; that is, an addition by way of eminence.
addition appears in definitions for these words:
Abacus Access Accession Accessional Accrument Additament Addition Additional Additionally Adscititious Advance Advantage Adversative Affirmative Again Aggravation Agnomination Amend Amounting Amplify And Annexation Annexion Annumeration Another Apposition Arithmetic Ascititious Augment Augmentation Become Bonnet Book-keeping Boot But Calculalation Camel-backed Cloy Colon Computation Confirmation Confirmatory Confirming Corroborate Corroborating Corroboration Cumulative Date Drabler Eke Eking Embolism Encumbrance Enlargement Enrichment Eternity Even-tide Face Fortification Furred Further Furthermore Geneva Gregorian Groundwork Grow Growth I Improve Improvement Ink Intermixture Label Lengthy Line Logarithm Metemptosis More Multiply Naked On Opodeldoc Ornament Ornamental Outrigger Paragoge Paragogic Parelcon Piece Plus Postscript Product Proemptosis Prothesis Re-enforce Re-enforced Re-enforcement Re-enforcing Redouble Redoubled Redoubling Reinforced Reinforcement Rider Roster Run Sail Season Simply Skilling Subsidiary Superaddition Superinduce Supervenient Supplement Supplemental Surcrew Surname Suroxyd Survene Susceptibiility Susceptible Sweinmote Swifter Tacker Time To Too Unaugmented Unconfirmed Warmth Yes Yet Zeolite
Abacus Access Accession Accessional Accrument Additament Addition Additional Additionally Adscititious Advance Advantage Adversative Affirmative Again Aggravation Agnomination Amend Amounting Amplify And Annexation Annexion Annumeration Another Apposition Arithmetic Ascititious Augment Augmentation Become Bonnet Book-keeping Boot But Calculalation Camel-backed Cloy Colon Computation Confirmation Confirmatory Confirming Corroborate Corroborating Corroboration Cumulative Date Drabler Eke Eking Embolism Encumbrance Enlargement Enrichment Eternity Even-tide Face Fortification Furred Further Furthermore Geneva Gregorian Groundwork Grow Growth I Improve Improvement Ink Intermixture Label Lengthy Line Logarithm Metemptosis More Multiply Naked On Opodeldoc Ornament Ornamental Outrigger Paragoge Paragogic Parelcon Piece Plus Postscript Product Proemptosis Prothesis Re-enforce Re-enforced Re-enforcement Re-enforcing Redouble Redoubled Redoubling Reinforced Reinforcement Rider Roster Run Sail Season Simply Skilling Subsidiary Superaddition Superinduce Supervenient Supplement Supplemental Surcrew Surname Suroxyd Survene Susceptibiility Susceptible Sweinmote Swifter Tacker Time To Too Unaugmented Unconfirmed Warmth Yes Yet Zeolite
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