extraction
pronunciation
How to pronounce extraction in British English:
UK [ɪkˈstrækʃn]
How to pronounce extraction in American English:
US [ɪkˈstrækʃn]
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- Noun:
- the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- properties attributable to your ancestry
- the act of pulling out (as a tooth)
Word Origin
- extraction (n.)
- early 15c., "process of withdrawing or obtaining" (something, from something else), from Old French estraction "extraction, origin" (12c.) or directly from Medieval Latin extractionem (nominative extractio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin extrahere "to draw out" (see extract (v.)). Meaning "that which is extracted" is from 1590s. Meaning "descent, lineage" is from late 15c.
Example
- 1. Extraction processes in the region become the reason of pollution .
- 2. Mr cameron recently asked senior officials to investigate the potential for shale gas and oil extraction in britain .
- 3. Cluuz ; web search engine featuring semantic cluster graphs , image extraction , and tag clouds .
- 4. Of moldovan extraction , she emigrated via israel to california where she works as a dentist and lawyer .
- 5. Matters registered concerning the rights of civil aircraft may be made available to the public for inquiry , reproduction or extraction .