circumduction Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a circular movement of a limb or eye

WordNet

Cir`cum*duc"tion noun
Etymology
L. circumductio.
Definitions
  1. A leading about; circumlocution. R. Hooker.
  2. An annulling; cancellation. R. Ayliffe.
  3. (Phisiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a concial surface.

Webster 1913