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Definition: SCARIFICATION |
SCARIFICATIONNoun1. The act of scarifying. |
Date "SCARIFICATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Etymology: Scarification \Scar`i*fi*ca"tion\, noun. [Latin expression scarificatio: compare to the French expression scarification.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | SCARIFICATION, n. A form of penance practised by the mediaeval pious. The rite was performed, sometimes with a knife, sometimes with a hot iron, but always, says Arsenius Asceticus, acceptably if the penitent spared himself no pain nor harmless disfigurement. Scarification, with other crude penances, has now been superseded by benefaction. The founding of a library or endowment of a university is said to yield to the penitent a sharper and more lasting pain than is conferred by the knife or iron, and is therefore a surer means of grace. There are, however, two grave objections to it as a penitential method: the good that it does and the taint of justice. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Building & Civil Engineering | Operation by which the hardened surface of a pavement, or of a pavement layer, is broken up and separated from the underlying layer with the aid of equipment such as tines, harrows or scarifiers. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | The practise of using or the act of applying a cupping glass. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The operation of making a number of small punctures or incisions in the superficial layer of the skin ; production in the skin of many small, superficial scratches or punctures, as for the introduction of smallpox vaccine. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
See also: body modification
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Scarification."
Crosswords: SCARIFICATION |
| English words defined with "SCARIFICATION": Pharyngotomy ♦ Wet cupping. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SCARIFICATION": retread process, retreading of pavement, roadmixing. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "SCARIFICATION" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (scarification, scarifying, scarring). |
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 | The China Gulch scarification project with its planted trees.Credit: Robyn Hertz. |  | Scarification and Ripping Brushfield Conversion.Credit: Robyn Hertz. |
 | Brushfield Conversion scarification project with planted trees and benching.Credit: Robyn Hertz. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
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Women | Burkina Faso | According to press reports in previous years, some persons who have practiced FGM and the victims' parents were arrested, and some FGM practitioners were prosecuted and received prison sentences under the law, which forbids FGM. Another form of mutilation, scarification of the faces of both boys and girls of certain ethnic groups, gradually is disappearing. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
scarification | 107 |
branding scarification | 7 |
africa scarification | 6 |
african scarification | 4 |
body scarification | 4 |
history scarification | 2 |
cutting scarification | 2 |
scarification tattoo | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SCARIFICATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shkrifërim, gërricë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تشطيب, شرط (condition, provision, score, slash, slit, stipulation, string, term). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | скарификация, разрязване (dissection), разораване със скарификатор. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | trhání. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | skarifikation (cupping), oprivning (picking, plucking, ripping, scarifying), opbrydning (shove), kopsætning (cupping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zagen (saw), loswoelen, inenting (cupping, immunization, vaccination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | karhiaminen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | scarification (scarifying, scarring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sakrifizierung. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σκαριφισμόσ του δέρματοσ, σκαριφισμός (cupping), γρατζουνιά, χάραξη στο δέρμα (cupping), αναμόχλευση (ripping), αμυχή (abrasion, scotch, scratch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שריט" (cut, incision, laceration, scratch, slash), סריט" (scratch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | köpölyözés (blood letting, cupping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | scarificazione (cupping), scarifica, fresatura (milling), coppettazione (cupping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arificationscay escarificação (cultivating, duckfooting, ripping, scarifying, to scarify). (various references) скарификация. (various references) skarifikacija, reckanje. (various references) escarificación (cultivating, cupping, duckfooting, scarifying). (various references) rivning (demolition, disperse, dispersion, fretting, plucking, ripping). (various references) kazıma (erasion, scrape, scraping, scratching), deriyi soyma. (various references) скарифікація. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SCARIFICATION": scarifications. (additional references) | |
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"SCARIFICATION" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: scarificator. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SCARIFICATION" (pronounced 'Scar`i*fi*ca"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-f-i-i-i-n-o-r-s-t" | |
-3 letters: fasciation, fascinator. | |
-4 letters: cistronic, fractions, frictions, narcotics, oiticicas, raincoats, sanitoria. | |
-5 letters: aconitic, acrostic, actinias, aoristic, cariocas, carotins, cationic, cratonic, factions, fanatics, fictions, fraction, friction, infarcts, infracts, intarsia, isatinic, narcotic, ocarinas, oiticica, raincoat, sciatica. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-f-i-i-i-n-o-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: caprifications, clarifications, scarifications. | |
+3 letters: reclassification, saccharification. | |
+4 letters: reclassifications, saccharifications. | |
+5 letters: overclassification. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 43 41 52 49 46 49 43 41 54 49 4F 4E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.-. .- .-. .. ..-. .. -.-. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000011 01000001 01010010 01001001 01000110 01001001 01000011 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S C A R I F I C A T I O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0043 0041 0052 0049 0046 0049 0043 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53373552434043373554434948 |
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