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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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The antlers have the trez-tine near the small brow-tine, and the palmation beginning near the former.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

In a high percentage of the larger heads there is on one or both antlers an additional and secondary palmation.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

The lack of palmation in the bez tines of their specimen is noteworthy.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

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

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