- Limation
- Limation Li*ma"tion (l[-i]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. limatus, p. p. of limare to file, fr. lima file : cf. F. limation.] The act of filing or polishing. [1913 Webster]
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Limation
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Limation [1] — Limation (v. lat.), das Verkleinern durch Feilen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Limation [2] — Limation (v. lat.), Mondswechsel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
limation — līˈmāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin limation , limatio, from limatus (past participle of limare to file, from lima file) + ion , io ion : filing, polishing … Useful english dictionary
limation — li·ma·tion … English syllables
limation — n. polishing; smoothing; correction of astronomical errors … Dictionary of difficult words
Limaille — Li maille (l[imac] m[=a]l; F. l[ e] m[aum] y ), n. [F., fr. limer to file. See {Limation}.] Filings of metal. [Obs.] An ounce . . . of silver lymaille. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limature — Li ma*ture (l[imac] m[.a]*t[ u]r; 135), n. [L. limatura. See {Limation}.] 1. The act of filing. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is filed off; filings. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Insular art — Insular art, also known as the Hiberno Saxon style, is the style of art produced in the post Roman history of the British Isles, and the term is also used in relation to the script used at the time. The period in which they were produced is also… … Wikipedia
ablation — Synonyms and related words: abrasion, abrasive, absorption, abstraction, assimilation, atomization, attrition, breakup, buffing, burning up, burnishing, chafe, chafing, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decay, decomposition, decrease, decrement … Moby Thesaurus
abrasion — Synonyms and related words: ablation, abrasive, abstraction, atomization, attrition, beating, blemish, break, brecciation, buffing, burn, burnishing, chafe, chafing, check, chip, comminution, concussion, crack, crackle, craze, crumbling, crushing … Moby Thesaurus
