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patination

patination noun: the application of a patina.

Noun

patination (countable and uncountable, plural patinations)

  1. (sculpture) The application of a patina.
    • Modern Art Foundry: Sculpture retouching, casting, finishing and patination.2009 February 26, Madhu Puri, “The Full Picture”, in New York Times

Forms of patination

pluralpatinations

Origin of patination

From patina + -ation?

Questions about patination

What does patination mean?
Patination means the application of a patina.
What part of speech is patination?
Patination is a noun.
What is the plural of patination?
The plural of patination is patinations.

Words near patination in the dictionary

  1. patinas
  2. patinate
  3. patinated
  4. patinates
  5. patinating
  6. patination
  7. patinations
  8. patine
  9. patined
  10. patines
  11. patining

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