palmation

[ pal-mey-shuhn, pahl-, pah-mey- ]

/ pælˈmeɪ ʃən, pɑl-, pɑˈmeɪ- /

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noun

a palmate state or formation.

a palmate structure.

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Origin of palmation

First recorded in 1680–90; palmate + -ion

Words nearby palmation

palmaceous, palmar, palmary, Palmas, palmate, palmation, palmatisect, Palm Bay, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, palm berry

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How to use palmation in a sentence

His antlers, whose symmetry and palmation seemed perfect, were estimated to have a spread of 75 sixty inches at least.
Kings in Exile|Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
The antlers have the trez-tine near the small brow-tine, and the palmation beginning near the former.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
The lack of palmation in the bez tines of their specimen is noteworthy.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin|Francis Harper
The palmation was much broader than I have seen in any other Caribou.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin|Francis Harper

British Dictionary definitions for palmation

palmation

/ (pælˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

the state of being palmate

a projection or division of a palmate structure

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