- Acumination
- Acumination A*cu`mi*na"tion, n. A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point. --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]
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Acumination
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acumination — ⇒ACUMINATION, subst. fém. BIOL., rare. Excroissance en forme de pointe : • La surface du placard est criblée de petites acuminations,... BRUMPT, Précis de parasitologie, 1910, p. 744. Étymol. ET HIST. 1910 biol. [parasitologie], sup. Dér. du rad … Encyclopédie Universelle
acumination — See acuminate. * * * … Universalium
acumination — noun A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point … Wiktionary
acumination — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A sharp or tapered end: acicula, apex, cusp, mucro, mucronation, point, tip1. See SHARP … English dictionary for students
acumination — n. sharpening; ending in a sharp point; point that gradually decreases in width or thickness; shape of a tip of a leaf (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
acumination — acu·mi·na·tion … English syllables
acumination — əˌkyüməˈnāshən, ˌa,k noun ( s) : a sharpening or giving point to; also : a tapering point … Useful english dictionary
acuminate — acumination, n. adj. /euh kyooh meuh nit, nayt /; v. /euh kyooh meuh nayt /, adj., v., acuminated, acuminating. adj. 1. Bot., Zool. pointed; tapering to a point. v.t. 2. to make sharp or keen. [1595 1605; < L acuminatus (ptp. of acuminare), equiv … Universalium
Idakka — The idakka (Malayalam: ഇടയ്ക്ക), also spelt edakka, is an hourglass shaped drum from Kerala in south India. This handy percussion instrument is very similar to the pan Indian damaru. While the damaru is played by rattling knotted cords against… … Wikipedia
long-acuminate — adjective /ˌlɒŋ.əˈkjuː.mɪ.nət,lɒŋ.əˈkjuː.mɪˌneɪt/ Tapering to a characteristically long point at its apex. See Also: acuminate, acumination … Wiktionary
