ADDITION | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of addition in English additionnoun uk /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ us /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 [ U ] the process of adding numbers or amounts together: Twice a week the children are tested in basic mathematical skills such as addition (= calculating the total of different numbers put together) and subtraction.  in addition (to) B1 as well (as): In addition to his apartment in Manhattan, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland. See more [ C ] something that has been added to something else: useful addition to He admits tofu is a useful addition to the range of meat alternatives available.worthy addition to Her latest novel is a worthy addition to the spy thriller genre.welcome addition Fresh summer vegetables are a welcome addition to many recipes.latest addition I have many exotic plants in my collection, and this orchid is my latest addition. The new model is the latest addition to the range. something that is added

• additionBlueberries make a delicious addition to your smoothies.
• additionUS The addition doesn't match the old part of the house.
• extensionUK They're building a new extension.
• add-onYou can install add-ons such as toolbars and ad blockers to this browser.
• accessoryYou can buy various accessories for your phone.
• attachmentThe tool comes with useful cutting attachments.

See more results » B2 [ C ] someone new who has joined or been added to a group: new addition We have had several new additions to the family recently. A new secretary would be a welcome addition. [ U ] the act of adding a substance or thing to something else: Most working environments are improved by the addition of (= by adding) a few plants and pictures. [ C ] US (UK extension) a new part added to a house or other building: addition to We're building an addition to our house. something that is added

• additionBlueberries make a delicious addition to your smoothies.
• additionUS The addition doesn't match the old part of the house.
• extensionUK They're building a new extension.
• add-onYou can install add-ons such as toolbars and ad blockers to this browser.
• accessoryYou can buy various accessories for your phone.
• attachmentThe tool comes with useful cutting attachments.

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• The test involves simple calculations, such as addition and subtraction.
• Have you got any savings in addition to your savings account at the bank?
• The company announced several new additions to its product range.
• She's young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team.
• With the addition of a few pictures on the walls, this room will look very homely.
• Some dentists are convinced that the addition of fluoride in water is ineffective.

Augmenting and supplementing

• accrete
• accrue
• add
• add something in
• addendum
• beef
• bolt
• bulk
• bulk up phrasal verb
• by extension
• extension
• extension of something
• gain
• horizon
• pile
• supererogatory
• supplement
• tack something on phrasal verb
• tag something on phrasal verb
• top something up phrasal verb

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Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division Things added or attached to other things Organizations - joining & leaving Parts of buildings in general (Definition of addition from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

addition | American Dictionary

additionnoun us /əˈdɪʃ·ən/

addition noun (CALCULATION)

Add to word list Add to word list [ U ]   mathematics the process of calculating the total of a group of numbers: [ U ] We learn addition and subtraction in first and second grade.

addition noun (INCREASE)

[ C/U ] the joining of something to something else to make it larger or more important, or the person or thing that joins something: [ C ] Harold is the newest addition to our staff. (Definition of addition from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

addition | Business English

additionnoun uk /əˈdɪʃən/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ C ] something extra that is added to something: an addition to sth The company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the employee's salary. [ U ] the act of adding something to something else: the addition of sth to sth The addition of women to the board was a deliberate diversity strategy. [ C ] US ( UK extension) a new part added to a building: an addition to/on sth The commissioners plan to build an addition on the front of the building.  in addition to sth used for saying that something else exists or is included: In addition to movies, the company also published magazines. (Definition of addition from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of addition

addition The addition of heparin to the fertilisation medium significantly decreased penetration rates. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, there were other papers on designing economic plans, capital accumulation, and foreign examples of economic development plans, translated by the bank. From the Cambridge English Corpus There is also a witnesses' room with separate access to the court - a last-minute addition to the plans, primarily intended for women. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, for an intensive cropping system, external sources of decomposed organic matter addition would be a better option. From the Cambridge English Corpus Addition of minocycline to cultures reduced but did not completely inhibit activation of this pathway. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition to the reverberant field and low-pass filtering of the source, the sound-object's image size has been reduced. From the Cambridge English Corpus This trend was never observed in the data, and addition of a bipolar cell coupling parameter to the equations reinforced this a priori notion. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, children and non-citizens are represented in a democracy even though they do not have the right to vote. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, many of the primitive parsers can be simplified by assuming that the functions representing parsers and the functions representing success continuations are curried. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, the dielectric constant in the pore region should be set to 1 where the water molecules are represented explicitly (but see discussion below). From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, 5 participants died, 5 participants reported being too ill to participate, and 3 were lost due to relocation or other reasons. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, the pheromone trail of all paths is decreased by some constant factor at the end of an iteration to build solutions. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, both sets of principles agree upon how these pairs are ranked. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition, we recovered other embryos after storage of up to 18 months in liquid nitrogen to provide information on mutation during storage. From the Cambridge English Corpus Only the 6-digit load reduced writing quality in addition to fluency. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of addition These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of addition?

Translations of addition

in Chinese (Traditional) 加法, 增加的人或物, 增加… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 加法, 增加的人或物, 增加… See more in Spanish suma, incorporación, recién llegado… See more in Portuguese adição, soma, aquisição… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian बेरीज, भर, भर घालणे… See more 足し算, 加算, 新しく加わったもの… See more toplama, ilave, ekleme… See more ajout [masculine], adjonction [feminine], addition [feminine]… See more suma, incorporació, annex… See more optelling, aanwinst… See more எண்கள் அல்லது அளவுகளை ஒன்றாகச் சேர்க்கும் செயல்முறை, வேறு ஏதோவொன்றில் சேர்க்கப்பட்ட ஒன்று, ஒரு பொருளை அல்லது விஷயங்களை வேறு பொருளுடன் சேர்க்கும் செயல்… See more जोड़ने की प्रक्रिया, कोई चीज़ जो किसी दूसरी चीज़ में जोड़ी जाए, जोड़ना… See more (સંખ્યાઓ અને રકમો એકસાથે) ઉમેરવાની પ્રક્રિયા, (કંઈક કે જે કંઈક બીજું) ઉમેરવાનું છે, (પદાર્થ અથવા વસ્તુને) બીજામાં ઉમેરવાની ક્રિયા… See more addition, forøgelse… See more addition, tillökning, tillskott… See more pencampuran, tambahan… See more das Addieren, der Zuwachs… See more tillegg [neuter], tilskudd [neuter], addisjon [masculine]… See more جمع, جوڑ, میزان… See more додавання, додаток… See more కూడిక (లెక్కల్లో), ఒకదానిని వేరే ఇంకొకదానితో చేర్చడం, చేర్పు… See more যোগ, সংখ্যা বা পরিমাণ একসাথে যোগ করার প্রক্রিয়া, কোনোকিছুতে অন্য কিছু যোগ করা হয়েছে এমন… See more sčítání, přídavek, přírůstek… See more tambah-tambahan, penjumlahan, tambahan… See more การบวก, สิ่งที่เพิ่ม… See more tính cộng, người hoặc vật thêm vào… See more dodawanie, nabytek, dodatek… See more 덧셈, 추가, 증축… See more addizione, somma, aggiunta… See more Need a translator?

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