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volitation

Meaning of "volitation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF VOLITATION

ˌvɒlɪˈteɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOLITATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Volitation 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 VOLITATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of volitation in the English dictionary

The definition of volitation in the dictionary is a flight.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOLITATION

accreditation · adaptation · alimentation · citation · consultation · documentation · excitation · hesitation · implementation · interpretation · invitation · limitation · meditation · orientation · presentation · rehabilitation · representation · reputation · rotation · transportation

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOLITATION

volcanologic · volcanological · volcanologist · volcanology · vole · volet · Volga · Volgograd · volitant · volitate · volitational · volitient · volition · volitional · volitionally · volitionary · volitionless · volitive · volitorial · volk

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOLITATION

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 volitation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «volitation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOLITATION

Find out the translation of volitation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

Translator English - Chinese

飞翔
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

volitation
570 millions of speakers
en

English

volitation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

volitation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

volitation أجزاء
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Volitation
278 millions of speakers
pt

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volitation
270 millions of speakers
bn

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volitation
260 millions of speakers
fr

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volitation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pengundian
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

volitation
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

volitation
130 millions of speakers
ko

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volitation
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Voli
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Volitation
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பறத்தல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आवाहन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

volitation
70 millions of speakers
it

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volitation
65 millions of speakers
pl

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volitation
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Volitation
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

volitation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Volitation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volitation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

volitation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

volitation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of volitation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLITATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of volitation
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «volitation».

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLITATION»

Discover the use of volitation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to volitation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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As I watched throngs of beings moving through the air very near to us, I remembered that in our colony the faculty of volitation was not commonly used so as not to offend those who had not yet developed it; but ... what about here? Low order ...
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Dictionary of Aviation
... volitation. volational ,vo1ee-Sa-nl adj. of volation or flight; volita- tional. volator , vo'tee-taz n. that which flies; specifically, a flyings fish. volitant 'voli-tnt adj. flying; capable of flight; volant: as, a bat is a volitant mammal. volitation ,voli'tee-San n.
Robert Morris Pierce, 1911
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Volltantia the so-called flying-lemurs and the bats—thus an artificial group. now abolished. volitation (vol-i-tii'shgn), n. [< L. solitare, pp. volitatus, fly to and fro: see volitantj The act of flying; the power of flight, or its habitual exercise; flight; ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Volitantia the so-called flying-lemurs and the bats — thus an artificial group, now abolished. volitation (vol-i-ta'shon), n. [< L. volitare, pp. volitatus, fly to and fro: see volitant.] The act of flying ; the power of flight, or its habitual exercise; flight; ...
‎1911
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Volitantia the so-called flying-lemurs and the bats — thus an artificial group, now abolished. volitation (vol-i-ta'shon), ». [< L. volitare, pp. volitatus, fly to and fro: see volitant.] The act of flying ; the power of flight, or its habitual exercise; flight; ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Of or pertaimng to volitation or fli ht. Vohtatorest (vol'i-ta-to'réz), n. pl. [NL., L. oolitare, fly: see volilant.] In omith., in Macgillivray's system, an order of birds, the skimmers, composed of such species as swallows, bee-eaters, and oatsuckers: an ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1904
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Smoke Papers of the Chicago Association of Commerce, ...
First, however, we can briefly discuss the values we have obtained: The process of volitation was two moments, the separation of the particle from the mass, and the consequent motion through the air, and this is the reason why two of the ...
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry. Committee of Investigation on Smoke Abatement and Electrification of Railway Terminals, 1915
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Thesaurus of English words: so classified and arranged as to ...
Flexion, bending, 245. JWrf, 258. Flexuous, 248. Flexure, bending, 245. /uW, 258. Flicker, fiatirr, 315. icnepr, 149, 605. Flickering, wavering, 139, 149, (105. Flight, departure, 287, 293. ./¡ocfc, 366. volitation, 267. swiftness, 274. shunning, 623.
Peter Mark Roget, Barnas Sears, 1868
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, ...
VOLITATION, s. [volito, Lat.] The act or power of flying. — Birds and flying animals are almost erect, advancing the head and breast in their progression, and only prone in the act of volitation. Brown. VOLITION, s. [volitio, Lat ] The act of willing ...
‎1829
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the ...
Hippodrome (see Vignette title page), a few hints respecting, 402, Holmes, John, his volitation, 21C. Horse, trying to rule a rash, 84. Primitive breed of the, alleged to be in Asia, 276. Horses, superiority of English bred, 126. Hungary, the Duke ...
‎1838

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLITATION»

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第一眼看到这款VOLITATION的时候,已经觉得特别有意思了吧?但具体怎么说,可能还真的说不出来,只是感觉上就非常奇妙,notyet不仅喜欢在设计上制作惊喜,还 ... «和讯网, Jan 15»
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Einfamilienhaus in Schröcken
2 Jahre alt, 102 cm Diagonale; DVD-Player Toshiba; Blue Ray Recorder Samsung; Ferngesteuerter Hubschrauber Volitation; Fotoapparat ... «Vorarlberger Nachrichten, May 13»
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Pic-ass-o! Rescue donkey creates collection of paintings which each …
Patty's canvases and brushes have kindly been donated by The Riverbank Art Centre and Volitation meaning all of the proceeds from the sale of her portraits go ... «Daily Mail, Aug 12»
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Stoviglie in plastica monouso
Takira rc 9053 volitation elicottero. Takira rc 9053 volitation... € 89.90. Guzzini set 24 posate da tavola sabbia. Guzzini set 24 posate da tavola... € 33.90. Pintinox ... «Lavorincasa.it, Oct 10»
REFERENCE
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