vol|i|ta|tion

vol|i|ta|tion
vol|i|ta|tion «VOL uh TAY shuhn», noun.
the act or power of flight; flying: »

Pigeons in circular volitation, soaring gray, flapping white and then gray agai, wheeled across the limpid, pale sky (New Yorker).

[< Medieval Latin volitatio, -onis < Latin volitāre; see etym. under volitant (Cf.volitant)]

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  • vol|i|ta|tion|al — «VOL uh TAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with volitation or flight …   Useful english dictionary

  • vol — vol·un·teer·ism; vol; vol·a·tile; vol·can·ic; vol·i·tive; vol·ley; vol·plane; vol·sci·an; vol·ta·ic; vol·tair·e·an; vol·ume; vol·un·tary; vol·un·teer; vol·u·toid; bi·vol·tin; bi·vol·tin·ism; con·vol·vu·la·ceous; in·vol·u·cel·late;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • vol´a|til|i|za´tion — vol|a|til|ize «VOL uh tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to change into vapor; evaporate. –v.t. to make volatile; cause to evaporate or disperse in vapor. –vol´a|til|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • vol|can|i|za|tion — «VOL kuh nuh ZAY shuhn», noun. the process of undergoing, or the state of having undergone, change by volcanic heat or action …   Useful english dictionary

  • vol|a|til|ize — «VOL uh tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to change into vapor; evaporate. –v.t. to make volatile; cause to evaporate or disperse in vapor. –vol´a|til|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • vo|li|tion — «voh LIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of willing; decision or choice: »She went away of her own volition. SYNONYM(S): preference. 2. the power of willing: »The use of drugs has weakened his volition. 3. = willpower. (Cf. ↑willpower) ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

  • volitation — vol·i·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • volitational — vol·i·ta·tion·al …   English syllables

  • volutation — vol·u·ta·tion …   English syllables

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