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accuminating

accuminating is the present participle and gerund of accuminate.

Meaning of accuminate

Verb

accuminate (third-person singular simple present accuminates, present participle accuminating, simple past and past participle accuminated)

  1. To taper to a point.
    • Sometimes the bevelling planes stretch so far towards the apex of the crystal that the accuminating planes are scarcely visible.1810, The American mineralogical journal, volume 1

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Questions about accuminating

What is accuminating the present participle and gerund of?
Accuminating is the present participle and gerund of accuminate.

Words near accuminating in the dictionary

  1. accumbrances
  2. accumbs
  3. accuminate
  4. accuminated
  5. accuminates
  6. accuminating
  7. accummulation
  8. accumulable
  9. accumulate
  10. accumulated
  11. accumulated depreciation

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