tentation

American  

[ten-tey-shuhn] / tɛnˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a method of making mechanical adjustments or the like by a succession of trials.

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tentation British  

/ tɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tentation

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

Example Sentences

Avec des matériaux si nombreux et si importants, il fallait bien du courage pour résister à la tentation de faire un système.

From A Lecture on the Study of History by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Here, indeed, were the flesh-pots of Egypt—la tentation de Saint Antoine.

From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma

The thousand and one reflections of a sleepless night—the thousand and one alternations of hope, and doubt, and fear—the theoretic tentation of a hundred projects—all passed before my waking spirit.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne

Alors les pauvres sollicit�rent en vain pr�s de Ketty d�pouill�e, elle ne pouvait plus secourir leur mis�re;—elle les abandonnait � la tentation.

From Poems by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

Avec der materiaux si nombreux et si importants, il fallait bien du courage pour resister a la tentation de faire un systeme.

From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron