extraction

• Nom désignant le processus ou l'action d'extraire, de retirer ou d'obtenir quelque chose, souvent d'une source ou d'une substance. Peut aussi désigner l'origine ou la provenance d'une personne, ou en dentisterie le retrait d'une dent.

A noun referring to the process or act of removing or taking something out, often from a source or substance.

1. Removal processB2formal

   The act or process of removing something, especially by force or effort.

   extraction

   • The dentist performed a tooth extraction.
   • The extraction of oil from the ground is a complex process.
   • Data extraction from the database took several hours.

   Synonymeseliminationpullingremovalwithdrawalwrenching

   Antonymesadditionimplantationinsertionintroduction

2. Origin or descentB2formal

   The origin or ancestry of a person, often used to describe ethnic background.

   Origine ou ascendance

   • She is of Italian extraction.
   • His family is of Irish extraction.
   • People of Chinese extraction live in many countries around the world.

   Synonymesancestryblooddescentheritagelineageoriginparentagestock