cren|el|a|tion

cren|el|a|tion
cren|el|a|tion «KREHN uh LAY shuhn», noun.
1. a) the act of crenelating. b) the state of being crenelated.
2. a battlement having crenels: »

There is the bishop's residence bristling with the same crenelations as the fortress—those fierce crenelations which are cleft down the center like snakes' tongues (Atlantic).

3. a notch or indentation, or a series of these.

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  • crenelation — cren·el·a·tion …   English syllables

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  • crenulation — cren·u·la·tion …   English syllables

  • crenelate — cren•el•ate or cren•el•late [[t]ˈkrɛn lˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing or lat•ed, lat•ing, for to furnish with battlements • Etymology: 1815–25; < F crénel(er) to crenelate (< crenel) + ate I cren el•a′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • crenulation — cren·u·la·tion (kren″u laґshən) crenation …   Medical dictionary

  • crenulation — cren•u•la•tion [[t]ˌkrɛn yəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a minute crenation 2) the state of being crenulate • Etymology: 1840–50 …   From formal English to slang

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