addendum

[uh-den-duhm] Origin

ad·den·dum

[uh-den-duhm]
noun, plural ad·den·da [-duh] for 1, 2; ad·den·dums for 3.
1.
a thing to be added; an addition.
2.
an appendix to a book.
3.
Machinery.
a.
the radial distance between the tip of a gear tooth and the pitch circle of a gear or the pitch line of a rack. Compare dedendum.
b.
Also called addendum circle. an imaginary circle touching the tips of the teeth on a gear.

Origin:
1785–95; neuter singular of Latin addendus to be added, gerundive of addere to add
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Addendum is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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addendum (əˈdɛndəm)
 
n , pl -da
1.  something added; an addition
2.  a supplement or appendix to a book, magazine, etc
3.  the radial distance between the major and pitch cylinders of an external screw thread
4.  the radial distance between the pitch circle and tip of a gear tooth
 
[C18: from Latin, literally: a thing to be added, neuter gerundive of addere to add]

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addendum
1794, "something added," from L. neut. of addendus "that which is to be added," gerundive of addere (see add). Plural form is addenda.
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