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Meaning of "humectation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMECTATION

humectation  [ˌhjuːmekˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMECTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humectation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUMECTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of humectation in the English dictionary

The first definition of humectation in the dictionary is the action or process of moistening or wetting, irrigation, or the state of being moistened or wet. Other definition of humectation is oedema. Humectation is also liquefaction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMECTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMECTATION

humdinger
humdrum
humdrumness
humdudgeon
humdurgeon
Hume
Hume´s law
humect
humectant
humectate
humective
humeral
humeral veil
humeri
humerus
humgruffian
humgruffin
humhum
humic
humicole

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMECTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of humectation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «humectation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMECTATION

Find out the translation of humectation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humectation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humectation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

增湿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humectación
570 millions of speakers

English

humectation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

humectation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترطيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

увлажнении
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

umectação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

humectation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humectation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humectation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuchtwerden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

humectation
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

humectation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humectation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

humectation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நனத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवेचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nemlendirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

humectation
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humectation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зволоженні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umectare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ύγρανση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

humectation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humectation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

humectation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humectation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMECTATION»

The term «humectation» is used very little and occupies the 177.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMECTATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humectation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humectation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humectation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMECTATION»

Discover the use of humectation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humectation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Vitamins and Pharmacochemistry
... végétale modifiée 4148 humectation de la poudre 7025 humectation régulière 6579 humectation régulière du granulat 6580 humectation uniforme 6579 humeur 3238 humeur aqueuse de l'œil 595 humeur vitrée de l'œil 6975 humidification ...
Henry Philippsborn, 2006
2
The Edinburgh encyclopædia conducted by David Brewster, with ...
When fully revived by humectation, their activity is as great as that of the eels of vinegar. They die on evaporation of their fluid, but resist death longer than the two preceding animals, as a sensible degree of motion continues several minutes ...
David Brewster, 1832
3
The Complete Spa Book for Massage Therapists
emollient a substance which softens and soothes the skin occlusion closure or blockage, used when describing paraffin wax, which creates an occlusive barrier that retains moisture in the skin humectation the action or process of moistening ...
Steve Capellini, 2009
4
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
The period of humectation necessary to the recovery of the full and active principle of life is various, according to the species of the animal, and perhaps the circumstances in which it is found. Some revive in a few minutes, others require half ...
‎1832
5
Philosophical Magazine, Comprehending the Various Branches ...
3d, That the increase osvolume is the more sensible as a greater quantity of humectation has been produced; and that there exists a term at which the addition of water occasions no change, and beyond which the volume decreases in ...
6
Special pathology and diagnostics: with therapeutic hints
Its Humectation. A moist tongue is, in general, a favorable sign. But in putrid fevers, with exhausting perspiration, it has no such favorable meaning. A constantly moist tongue in soporous conditions denotes great exhaustion. A dry tongue is ...
Charles Godlove Raue, 1869
7
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
Plates of brass, applied to a blow, will keep it down from swelling ; the cause is repercussion, without humectation, or entrance of any body. Bacon' j Natural History. — That which is concreted by exsiccation, or expression of humidity, will be ...
‎1816
8
Transactions 15th World Congress of Soil Science
Résistance des agrégats en phase d'humectation. Plusieurs auteurs ont attribué la résistance des agrégats à l'éclatement à des différences de cohésion et à une diminution importante du taux d'humectation. Les résultats de résistance en ...
Jorge D. Etchevers B., Sociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo, International Society of Soil Science, 1994
9
Atlas and Text of Corneal Pathology and Surgery
The first is humectation, and therefore, between 97% and 99% of the artificial tear is H2O. Also osmolarity is very important, and the artificial tears are either normoosmolar (290-304 milliosmol/ liter) or hypoosmolar (not lower than 150 mOsm/ ...
Boyd Samuel, Gutierrez Angela Maria, McCulley James P., 2011
10
The French Remembrancer, Or, a New & Easy Method of ...
Humectation, humectation. Humiliation, humiliation. Ignition, the state of a metal - when red hot in the fire. Illumination, illumination. Illusion, illusion, error.\ Illustration, illustration, ex— planation; celebrity. Imagination, imagination, fancy.
Daniel BOILEAU, 1822

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMECTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humectation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Le mont-blanc, un sommet parisien
Implacable: "En stimulant les papilles, l'acidité du cassis déclenche l'humectation de la châtaigne. La meringue, fine et croustillante, exalte le ... «L'Express, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Humectation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/humectation>. May 2024 ».
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