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angustation

angustation noun: the act of making narrow; a contracting or straitening.

Noun

angustation (usually uncountable, plural angustations)

  1. (usually) The act of making narrow; a contracting or straitening.
    • The cauſe of vvhich may be referred […] to the obſtruction of the Vein ſomevvhere in its paſſage by ſome anguſtation upon it by part of the Tumour; […]1676, Richard Wiseman, “The First Book. A Treatise of Tumours. Chapter XIV. Of a Varix.”, in Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and...

angustation meaning in Urdu

angustation in Urdu

باریکی, تنگی, سکڑاو

Forms of angustation

pluralangustations

Questions about angustation

What does angustation mean?
Angustation means the act of making narrow; a contracting or straitening.
What is angustation in Urdu?
Angustation in Urdu is باریکی, تنگی, سکڑاو. See Angustation meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is angustation?
Angustation is a noun.
What is the plural of angustation?
The plural of angustation is angustations.

Words near angustation in the dictionary

  1. angulus
  2. angus
  3. Anguses
  4. angust
  5. angustate
  6. angustation
  7. angustations
  8. Angustias Zone I
  9. Angustias Zone II
  10. Angustias Zone III
  11. Angustias Zone IV

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