crepitation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
crepitation
n.
making of a crackling sound
Crepitation
Crepitation refers to situations where noises are produced by the rubbing of parts one against the other, as in:
- Crepitus, a crunching sensation felt in certain medical problems
- Rales or crackles, abnormal sounds heard over the lungs with a stethoscope
- A mechanism of sound production in grasshoppers during flight. Also called "wing snapping".
crepitation
Noun
1. the sharp sound of snapping noises
(synonym) crackle, crackling
(hypernym) noise
(hyponym) decrepitation
(derivation) crepitate, crackle
crépitation
nf.
crackling; crepitation, making of a crackling sound
Crepitation
(n.)
The act of crepitating or crackling.
(n.)
A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.
(n.)
A crepitant rale.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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