cas|tra|me|ta|tion

cas|tra|me|ta|tion
cas|tra|me|ta|tion «KAS truh muh TAY shuhn», noun.
the art or science of planning military camp sites.
[< French castramétation < Latin castra mētārī lay out a camp < castra camp, mēta boundary]

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  • cas|tra´tion — cas|trate «KAS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate. An ox is a castrated bull. b) to remove the female glands of; spay …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • cas — an·ti·dor·cas; an·ti·ma·cas·sar; be·cas·sine; bras·si·cas·ter·ol; bu·dor·cas; ca·ra·cas; cas; cas·al·ty; cas·a·no·va; cas·bah; cas·ca·bel; cas·ca·di·an; cas·ca·do; cas·ca·du·ra; cas·ca·lo·te; cas·cara; cas·ca·ril·la; cas·ca·ron; cas·ca·vel;… …   English syllables

  • cas´trat|er — cas|trate «KAS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate. An ox is a castrated bull. b) to remove the female glands of; spay …   Useful english dictionary

  • cas|trate — «KAS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate. An ox is a castrated bull. b) to remove the female glands of; spay …   Useful english dictionary

  • tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

  • castrametation — cas·tra·me·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Castrametation — Cas tra*me*ta tion, n. [F. castram[ e]tation, fr. L. castra camp + metari to measure off, fr. meta limit.] (Mil.) The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a camp. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • castrate — cas•trate [[t]ˈkæs treɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) srg to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld 2) srg to remove the ovaries of 3) psl to render impotent by psychological means, as disparagement 4) cvb to deprive of strength 5) cvb srg a… …   From formal English to slang

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