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scalation

/skeɪˈleɪʃən/

scalation noun: an arrangement of scales.

scalation: an arrangement of scales
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Noun

scalation (usually uncountable, plural scalations)

  1. (usually) An arrangement of scales.

Forms of scalation

pluralscalations

Origin of scalation

From scale + -ation.

Questions about scalation

What does scalation mean?
Scalation means an arrangement of scales.
What part of speech is scalation?
Scalation is a noun.
How do you pronounce scalation?
Scalation is pronounced /skeɪˈleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of scalation?
The plural of scalation is scalations.

Words near scalation in the dictionary

  1. scalars
  2. scalarvac
  3. scalarwise
  4. scalary
  5. scalas
  6. scalation
  7. scalations
  8. scalawag
  9. scalawaggery
  10. scalawags
  11. Scalby

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