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  Grep  of  noun  addition 
  addition 
  addition  reaction 
  matrix  addition 
 
  Overview  of  noun  addition 
 
  The  noun  addition  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  addition,  improver  --  (a  component  that  is  added  to  something  to  improve  it  "the  addition  of  a  bathroom  was  a  major  improvement";  "the  addition  of  cinammon  improved  the  flavor") 
  2.  (5)  addition  --  (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") 
  3.  (2)  accession,  addition  --  (something  added  to  what  you  have  already;  "the  librarian  shelved  the  new  accessions";  "he  was  a  new  addition  to  the  staff") 
  4.  (1)  addition,  increase,  gain  --  (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") 
  5.  addition  --  (a  suburban  area  laid  out  in  streets  and  lots  for  a  future  residential  area) 
  6.  summation,  addition,  plus  --  (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") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  addition 
  additional 
 
  Overview  of  noun  addition 
 
  The  noun  addition  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  addition,  improver  --  (a  component  that  is  added  to  something  to  improve  it  "the  addition  of  a  bathroom  was  a  major  improvement";  "the  addition  of  cinammon  improved  the  flavor") 
  2.  (5)  addition  --  (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") 
  3.  (2)  accession,  addition  --  (something  added  to  what  you  have  already;  "the  librarian  shelved  the  new  accessions";  "he  was  a  new  addition  to  the  staff") 
  4.  (1)  addition,  increase,  gain  --  (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") 
  5.  addition  --  (a  suburban  area  laid  out  in  streets  and  lots  for  a  future  residential  area) 
  6.  summation,  addition,  plus  --  (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 definition