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angustations

angustations is the plural of angustation.

Meaning of angustation

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...

Questions about angustations

What is angustations the plural of?
Angustations is the plural of angustation.

Words near angustations in the dictionary

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

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