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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TITUBATION

From Latin titubātiō, from titubāre to reel.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TITUBATION

titubation  [ˌtɪtjʊˈbeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TITUBATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Titubation 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 TITUBATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tremor

A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving to and from movements of one or more body parts. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the hands, arms, eyes, face, head, vocal folds, trunk, and legs. Most tremors occur in the hands. In some people, tremor is a symptom of another neurological disorder. A very common kind of tremor is the chattering of teeth, usually induced by cold temperatures or by fear.

Definition of titubation in the English dictionary

The definition of titubation in the dictionary is a disordered gait characterized by stumbling or staggering, often caused by a lesion of the cerebellum. Other definition of titubation is Also called: lingual titubation. stuttering or stammering.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TITUBATION


accubation
ˌækjuːˈbeɪʃən
approbation
ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən
bibation
bɪˈbeɪʃən
bioturbation
ˌbaɪəʊˌtɜːˈbeɪʃən
cibation
sɪˈbeɪʃən
conglobation
ˌkɒŋɡləʊˈbeɪʃən
conurbation
ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃən
dealbation
ˌdiːælˈbeɪʃən
disapprobation
ˌdɪsæprəʊˈbeɪʃən
improbation
ˌɪmprəˈbeɪʃən
incubation
ˌɪnkjʊˈbeɪʃən
intubation
ˌɪntjʊˈbeɪʃən
jawbation
dʒɔːˈbeɪʃən
libation
laɪˈbeɪʃən
lobation
ləʊˈbeɪʃən
masturbation
ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃən
perturbation
ˌpɜːtəˈbeɪʃən
prelibation
ˌpriːlaɪˈbeɪʃən
probation
prəˈbeɪʃən
reprobation
ˌrɛprəʊˈbeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TITUBATION

tittivator
tittle
tittle-tattle
tittle-tattler
tittlebat
tittup
tittupped
tittupping
tittupy
titty
titubancy
titubant
titubate
titular
titularies
titularity
titularly
titulary
tituli
titulus

WORDS THAT END LIKE TITUBATION

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

Synonyms and antonyms of titubation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «titubation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TITUBATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

titubation
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

titubation
570 millions of speakers

English

titubation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

titubation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترنح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

titubation
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

titubation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তোতলান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

titubation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titubasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

titubation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

titubation
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

titubation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titubasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi loạng choạng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

titubation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रथिने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sendeleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

titubation
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

titubation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

titubation
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

titubation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

titubation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stotteren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

titubation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

titubation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of titubation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TITUBATION»

The term «titubation» is normally little used and occupies the 122.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TITUBATION» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TITUBATION»

Discover the use of titubation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to titubation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pediatric Neurology: A Case-based Review
Discussion Spasmus nutans (nodding spasms) is characterized by the clinical triad of nystagmus, titubation, and head tilt (torticollis). All three classic symptoms are not always present. It is an uncommon disorder, affecting approximately 3 in ...
Tena Rosser, 2007
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Practical Management of the Dizzy Patient
Also known as an active or kinetic tremor, an intention tremor is not present at rest but becomes evident on purposeful movement.'> Nystagmus A to and fro movement of the eye. Titubation A rhythmic tremor of the body or head, appearing ...
Joel A. Goebel, 2008
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Neuroanatomy and the Neurologic Exam: A Thesaurus of ...
corresponded to the locomotor disturbance described by Duchenne as titubation" (p. 477).' No further details were given. Historically, then, the term "titubation" has apparently been used to describe a staggering gait, perhaps a particular one ...
Terence R. Anthoney, 1993
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The Cerebellum and Its Disorders
Titubation may occur in conjunction with or without tremor elsewhere in the body. The pathophysiological basis of titubation is not clear. Conceivably, titubation represents a type of postural tremor that predominantly affects neck and upper ...
Mario-Ubaldo Manto, Massimo Pandolfo, 2002
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
... and/or head depending on postural innervation. During movement, the amplitude usually increases and its victims are severely incapacitated (149). The most common causes for intention tremor and titubation are multiple sclerosis, brain ...
Joseph Jankovic, Eduardo Tolosa, 2007
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Guide to the Primary Care of Neurological Disorders
This type of tremor is often observed in young patients as a manifestation of multiple sclerosis and in the elderly as the result of a stroke. Finally, titubation describes a tremor of the head and neck that causes head bobbing and is similar to the ...
A. John Popp, 2011
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Update on Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Proceedings ...
Strabismus was the first sign in 24%, 15% initially presented with head titubation, 9% had two or more signs appear simultaneously, and only 3% presented with torticollis as the first sign of spasmus nutans. Forty-two percent of the children ...
Gunnar Lennerstrand, Shinobu Awaya, 1995
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Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders
Tremor, Titubation, and Myoclonus Both static and kinetic limb tremors are common in cerebellar disease, and are greater in proximal musculature ( Dichgans & Diener, 1984). Both types of tremor manifest at frequencies of 3 to 5 Hz (Jankovic ...
Malcolm R. McNeil, 2011
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Marsden's Book of Movement Disorders
Titubation This refers to rhythmic oscillation of the head and sometimes of the trunk at around 2–3 Hz. At its mildest there may be only a barely perceptible to- and-fro oscillation of the head. At its worst the whole body may shake. Titubation of ...
Susanne Schneider, Kailash Bhatia, 2012
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Dynamics; or, an Elementary Treatise on Motion ... to which ...
A body, terminated at its lower ea-tremity in a curve surface, rests on another curve surface in a position of stable equilibrium, and is slightly disturbed; to find the time of titubation. The time of titubation is the time of making a small oscillation.
Samuel EARNSHAW, 1844

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TITUBATION»

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Alice au pays des merveilles du genre
La titubation et les contorsions, naturellement, pour commencer, ensuite les différentes branches de l'arithmétique. L'ambition, la distraction, la laidification, et la ... «AgoraVox, Feb 14»
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Les mots vivants : cruauté et instantanéité chez Sony Labou Tansi
Ces états du texte sont liés à un certain nombre de figures du doute et de la titubation, instants de flottement sémantique et syntaxique, que le texte met en place ... «La Revue des Ressources, Feb 09»

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