- men|ta|tion
- men|ta|tion «mehn TAY shuhn», noun.mental action.
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com´men|ta´tion — com|men|tate «KOM uhn tayt», intransitive verb, transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to write, make, or furnish with comments. ╂[back formation < commentator] –com´men|ta´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
de|pig|men|ta|tion — «dee PIHG muhn TAY shuhn», noun. the condition of being deprived of pigment: »Blond hair is doubtless a side effect of the general depigmentation of men that has occurred in northern Europe (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
al|i|men|ta|tion — «AL uh mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. nourishment; nutrition. 2. maintenance; support: »The alimentation of poor children…was extended or increased by fresh endowments (Charles Merivale) … Useful english dictionary
ar|gu|men|ta|tion — «AHR gyuh mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. discussion of reasons for and against anything; debate: »A day was wasted in useless argumentation. 2. the process of arguing; methodical presentation of arguments; reasoning. 3. a series of arguments … Useful english dictionary
aug|men|ta|tion — «G mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of augmenting or state or condition of being made larger; enlargement or increase: »The power of the nobles declined with the augmentation of the power of the king. 2. a thing that augments; addition. 3. Music … Useful english dictionary
bi|o|in|stru|men|ta|tion — «BY oh IHN struh mehn TAY shuhn», noun. the use of biosensors and other instruments for recording and transmitting data on the bodily changes of persons or animals … Useful english dictionary
ce|men|ta|tion — «SEE muhn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) the action or process of cementing, or producing cohesion. b) the state of cohesion thus produced. 2. Metallurgy. a process in which two substances are heated in contact for the purpose of bringing about a… … Useful english dictionary
com|part|men|ta|tion — «kuhm PAHRT muhn TAY shuhn», noun. = compartmentalization. (Cf. ↑compartmentalization) … Useful english dictionary
com|ple|men|ta|tion — «KOM pluh muhn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. Mathematics. an operation to determine the complement of a subset. 2. Linguistics. complementary distribution … Useful english dictionary
de|men|ta|tion — «DEE mehn TAY shuhn», noun. the act of making demented or the condition of being demented; madness … Useful english dictionary
