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The act of subducting or taking away.

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  1. n. The act of subducting or taking away.
  2. n. Arithmetical subtraction.
  3. n. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  4. 1. The act of subducting or taking away. Bp. Hall. 2. Arithmetical subtraction. Sir M. Hale.
  5. n. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate