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palmation

American  
[pal-mey-shuhn, pahl-, pah-mey-] / pælˈmeɪ ʃən, pɑl-, pɑˈmeɪ- /

noun

  1. a palmate state or formation.

  2. a palmate structure.


palmation British  
/ pælˈmeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the state of being palmate

  2. a projection or division of a palmate structure

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Etymology

Origin of palmation

First recorded in 1680–90; palmate + -ion

Example Sentences

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With moose a better idea of these qualities can be obtained by measuring the extreme breadth of the palmation, and the extreme length from the tip of the brow point backward in each horn.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various

The palmation was much broader than I have seen in any other Caribou.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

Enormous set of old antlers of a Barren Ground Caribou, with exceptional palmation.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

His antlers, whose symmetry and palmation seemed perfect, were estimated to have a spread of 75 sixty inches at least.

From Kings in Exile by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

The weight of the dried skull and antlers was ninety-three pounds, the palmation being in places 2-1/8 inches thick.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various