alimentation

[ al-uh-men-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌæl ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

nourishment; nutrition.

maintenance; support.

addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé.Compare ablation(def 2).

Nearby words

alimentary glycosuria, alimentary lipemia, alimentary pentosuria, alimentary system, alimentary tract, alimentation, alimentative, alimony, alinasal, aline, alinotum

Origin of alimentation

First recorded in 1580–90, alimentation is from the Medieval Latin word alimentātiōn- (stem of alimentātiō). See aliment, -ation

Related forms

su·per·al·i·men·ta·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for alimentation

This divergence is shown, first, in the method of alimentation.
Creative Evolution|Henri Bergson
In the alimentation of armies scientific principles must not be disregarded.
Martyria|Augustus C. Hamlin
The history of the alimentation of Paris might be made the subject of an entire volume.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards
Like the respiration, the alimentation ought to be watched by the singer.
The Voice|Frank E. Miller

As in the case of respiration, alimentation and excretion are suspended during hibernation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for alimentation

alimentation

/ (ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

nourishment

sustenance; support

Derived Forms

alimentative, adjective

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Medicine definitions for alimentation

alimentation

[ ăl′ə-mĕn-tā′shən ]

n.

The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment.

Support; sustenance.