alimentation
means of upkeep or subsistence; maintenance; support.
addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé.: Compare ablation (def. 2).
Origin of alimentation
1Other words from alimentation
- su·per·al·i·men·ta·tion, noun
Words Nearby alimentation
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How to use alimentation in a sentence
I now fear nothing in the future, so far as health and disease are concerned, so much as excessive alimentation.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus AlcottThis is the first proof of the importance of fatty matters for the alimentation of babes.
They derive their food and growth from the sap of the wood or the sea, by a secret and most wonderful process of alimentation.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) | VariousAnother order of ideas which one cannot pass by in silence at the present time militates in favour of vegetable alimentation.
The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 | VariousMany larvæ adhere to the alimentation present in the egg, as do many adult insects also.
Social Life in the Insect World | J. H. Fabre
British Dictionary definitions for alimentation
/ (ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) /
nourishment
sustenance; support
Derived forms of alimentation
- alimentative, adjective
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