crepitation
crepitation noun: the act of crepitating or crackling.
Noun
crepitation (countable and uncountable, plural crepitations)
- The act of crepitating or crackling.
- When she returned the room was silent again, save for the faint crepitation of his chair and the occasional clink of a bottle.1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
- Silence again, save for the crepitation of the flames, the fall of an ember, the murmur of the current.1923, George Allan England, The Thing from—"Outside"
- A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.
- A crepitant rale.
crepitation meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Indonesian
crepitation in Tamil
- ஓரு வகை நுரையீரல் ஒலி, குறுகுறு ஓலி, நொறுங்கும் ஒலி, கிளுகிளு ஒலி, குலுக்கொலி, சொடுக்கொலி
crepitation in Bengali
- চটচট, কর্কশ শব্দ
crepitation in Indonesian
- a crackling noise
- krepitasi
Forms of crepitation
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Words that rhyme with crepitation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about crepitation
- What does crepitation mean?
- Crepitation means the act of crepitating or crackling.
- What is crepitation in Tamil?
- Crepitation in Tamil is ஓரு வகை நுரையீரல் ஒலி, குறுகுறு ஓலி, நொறுங்கும் ஒலி. See Crepitation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crepitation?
- Crepitation is a noun.
- What is the plural of crepitation?
- The plural of crepitation is crepitations.
Words near crepitation in the dictionary
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