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PRONUNCIATION OF PECTINATION

pectination  [ˌpɛktɪˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECTINATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pectination 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 PECTINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pectination in the English dictionary

The definition of pectination in the dictionary is the fact of being shaped like a comb.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PECTINATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECTINATION

pectate
pecten
pectic
pectic acid
pectin
pectinaceous
pectinal
pectinate
pectinated
pectinately
pectineal
pectines
pectinesterase
pectinous
pectisable
pectisation
pectise
pectizable
pectization
pectize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECTINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of pectination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pectination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PECTINATION

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The translations of pectination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pectination» in English.

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梳理
1,325 millions of speakers

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pectination
570 millions of speakers

English

pectination
510 millions of speakers

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pectination
380 millions of speakers
ar

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pectination
280 millions of speakers

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pectination
278 millions of speakers

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pectination
270 millions of speakers

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pectination
260 millions of speakers

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pectination
220 millions of speakers

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Pectination
190 millions of speakers

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pectination
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pectination
130 millions of speakers

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빗살
85 millions of speakers

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Pectination
85 millions of speakers
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pectination
80 millions of speakers

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pectination
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिखर
75 millions of speakers

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pectination
70 millions of speakers

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pectination
65 millions of speakers

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pectination
50 millions of speakers

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pectination
40 millions of speakers

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pectination
30 millions of speakers
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pectination
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

pectination
14 millions of speakers
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pectination
10 millions of speakers
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pectination
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pectination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTINATION»

The term «pectination» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.782 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTINATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pectination» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pectination» 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 pectination

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECTINATION»

Discover the use of pectination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pectination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
More than 90% of the sensilla present are long, thin t r ¡choclea regularly arrayed along the anterior face of each pectination and presumably involved in locating females. Two shorter types of trichodea occur mostly along the anterior ridge of ...
2
Wood and Wood Joints: Building Traditions of Europe, Japan ...
Pectination” is a key word in the description ofjoints for log construction; it should be understood as the alternate interlocking of the logs36 of one wall with those of another, creating a sealed or open construction, i. e.without gaps or rib-like ...
Klaus Zwerger, 2012
3
Ichneumonidae (subfamily Tryphoninae), Tribe Tryphonini
Subtribe Polyblastina (consisting of genera Polyblastus, Ctenochira, Erromenus and Grypocentrus) is distinguished by the reduced size of the fifth segment and the pectination of the claws, while the subtribe Tryphonina (consisting of ...
Dmitriĭ Rafėlevich Kaspari͡an, 1989
4
Spokane District Resource Management Plan Program Update #4
Six monitoring projects on five Federal Candidate rare plants were completed, including Astralagus sinuous, Astratagus columbianus, Tauschiahooveri, Polemonium Pectination and two locations of Lomatium tuberosum. A special emphasis ...
‎1991
5
Blackflies (Simuliidae) [Moshki (sem. Simuliidae)]
Pectination of bristles of large flabellum, at least in middle part, consists of equal- sized hairs, which are shorter in length than diameter of bristles. 30 (33). Bristles of large flabellum moderately thick: 10 to 15/u.m. Saber-shaped apex of 2nd to ...
Ivan Antonovich Rubt͡sov, 1989
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
In the scanning electron microscope all larvae showed some degree of pectination of hairs in these brushes. There is also a gradation in the pectination. Some bristles are only sparsely pectinate; because the dimensions of their teeth are ...
7
Natural History and Applied Ecology of Carabid Beetles: ...
Demetrias imperialis No sign of pectination was visible on the tarsal claws. The 4th tarsomeres were bilobed and both sexes had pads of adhesive setae on their fourth and some additional adhesive setae on their 3rd and 5th tarsomeres.
Pietro Brandmayr, 2000
8
Cahiers de biologie marine
wubhexagonal, wider than long Fused for a third of its length 25-48 as well as 20- 40 articles Longer than parapodial lobe 6 chaetigers/35 rows Bidentate, pectination as long as subdistal tooth wlightly bidentate pectination not reaching  ...
‎2008
9
Transactions of the National Research Institute for Metals
2, sub-pectination jigs, which were newly made for this study, were put on the main pectination jig. Test specimens were set up on them and restrained with bolts. By changing the width of the sub-pectination jig, the distance U, from the weld ...
Kinzoku Zairyō Gijutsu Kenkyūjo (Japan), 1973
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Entomological Review
They have distinctive pectination, but are fairly uniform in genera of the subfamily Simullinae. The differences sometimes to be seen in mounts may be due to different foreshortening. However, their morphology is peculiar to each species ...
‎1977

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PECTINATION»

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Why guttling your lunch leaves you wamblecroft: Or how eating too …
In an office meeting, a hefty dollop of nod-craftiness can usefully be combined with pectination. This is when the fingers are interlaced like two ... «Daily Mail, Oct 12»

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