ADDITION

addition

(noun) the act of adding one thing to another; “the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect”; “the addition of a leap day every four years”

summation, addition, plus

(noun) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; “the summation of four and three gives seven”; “four plus three equals seven”

addition, add-on, improver

(noun) a component that is added to something to improve it; “the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement”; “the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor”

addition

(noun) a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area

accession, addition

(noun) something added to what you already have; “the librarian shelved the new accessions”; “he was a new addition to the staff”

addition, increase, gain

(noun) a quantity that is added; “there was an addition to property taxes this year”; “they recorded the cattle’s gain in weight over a period of weeks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

addition (countable and uncountable, plural additions)

(uncountable) The act of adding anything.

Anything that is added.

(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.

(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.

(chiefly, legal) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq.", "Robert Dale, Mason", "Thomas Way, of New York".

(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.

Synonyms

• (act of adding): adding, annexation, inclusion

• (thing added): extra, supplement; See also adjunct

Antonyms

• (act of adding): exclusion, reduction

• (thing added): deduction, reduction; See also decrement

• (arithmetic operation): subtraction

Source: Wiktionary

---

Ad*di"tion, n. Etym: [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere to add.]

1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution. "This endless addition or addibility of numbers." Locke.

2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.

3. (Math.)

Definition: That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.

4. (Mus.)

Definition: A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]

5. (Law)

Definition: A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.

6. (Her.)

Definition: Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement. Vector addition (Geom.), that kind of addition of two lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is regarded as the line, or vector, AC.

Syn.

– Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins