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impastation

impastation noun: the act of making into paste.

Noun

impastation (countable and uncountable, plural impastations)

  1. The act of making into paste.
  2. That which is formed into a paste or mixture; specifically, a combination of different substances by means of cements.
    • His impastations, which even reach the skies, spoiled more than one of his paintings.1910, Léonce Bénédite, Great Painters of the XIXth Century and Their Paintings, page 66

Forms of impastation

pluralimpastations

Origin of impastation

Borrowed from French impastation. See impaste and impasto.

Questions about impastation

What does impastation mean?
Impastation means the act of making into paste.
What part of speech is impastation?
Impastation is a noun.
What is the plural of impastation?
The plural of impastation is impastations.

Words near impastation in the dictionary

  1. impassively
  2. impassiveness
  3. impassivities
  4. impassivity
  5. impasta
  6. impastation
  7. impastations
  8. Impastato
  9. impaste
  10. impasted
  11. impastes

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