addition has definitions from the fields of mathematics,housing,geography
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[ noun ] a component that is added to something to improve it

Synonyms

add-on improver

Examples

"the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement" "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Just before game time , Robinson 's pretty wife , Connie informed him that an addition to the family can be expected late next summer .

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

A salad with greens and tomato is a popular and wonderfully healthful addition to a meal , but add an avocado and you have something really special .

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

In the absence of additions to the homogenate , the product formed is an iodinated particulate protein ( Fawcett and Kirkwood , 1953 ; Taurog , Potter and Chaikoff , 1955 ; Taurog , Potter , Tong , and Chaikoff , 1956 ; Serif and Kirkwood , 1958 ; De_Groot and Carvalho , 1960 ) .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

It was possible to maintain aerobic conditions in the pond by regular additions of sodium_nitrate until the temperature decreased and the algae population changed from blue-green to green_algae .

Shortly after this study ended septic conditions resulted which required the addition of sodium_nitrate .

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[ noun ] the act of adding one thing to another

Examples

"the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect" "the addition of a leap day every four years"

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

It should be possible to free carbon_tetrachloride of any interfering substances by the usual purification methods followed by prechlorination prior to addition of radioactive chlorine .

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

The effect of drugs that act_on the iodide concentrating mechanism can be counteracted by addition of relatively large amounts of iodine to the diet .

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[ noun ] something added to what you have already

Synonyms

accession

Examples

"the librarian shelved the new accessions" "he was a new addition to the staff"

Used in print

(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)

The networks for military communications are one of the best examples of networks which not_only must be changed with the changes in objectives but also must be changed with the addition of new machines of war .

Related terms

acquisition

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[ noun ] a quantity that is added

Synonyms

increase gain

Examples

"there was an addition to property taxes this year" "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

Used in print

(Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)

If the check is not good and the April 15 or other due_date deadline elapses , additions to the tax may be incurred .

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[ noun ] (housing,geography) a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area

Related terms

suburb

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[ noun ] (mathematics) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers

Synonyms

plus summation

Examples

"the summation of four and three gives seven" "four plus three equals seven"

Related terms

arithmetic_operation total

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