tentation

[ ten-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a method of making mechanical adjustments or the like by a succession of trials.

Origin of tentation

1
1875–80; <Latin tentātiōn- (stem of tentātiō) trial, variant of temptātiō.See temptation

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tentation

/ (tɛnˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a method of achieving the correct adjustment of a mechanical device by a series of trials

Origin of tentation

1
C14: from Latin tentātiō, variant of temptātiō temptation

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