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Definitions: Alimentation |
AlimentationNoun1. A source of materials to nourish the body. 2. The act of supplying food and nourishment. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Alimentation \Al`i*men*ta"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression alimentation, Late Latin expression alimentatio.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Geography | Various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow, other forms of precipitation, sublimation, etc. ). Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: AlimentationSynonyms: aliment (n), feeding (n), nourishment (n), nutriment (n), nutrition (n), sustenance (n), victuals (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Aid | Sustentation, subvention, alimentation, nutrition, nourishment; eutrophy; manna in the wilderness; food; means. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Alimentation |
| Non-English Usage: "Alimentation" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (alimentation, catering, feed, feeding, food, nourishment, supply). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Equilibrons notre alimentation... : ...nous sommes responsables de notre santé.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Une Alimentation Équilibrée : Bon Appétit - Bonne Santé!.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Canada | Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. |
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| Language | Translations for "alimentation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ushqim (aliment, alimony, allowance, chow, chuck, comestible, cuisine, diet, dish, eatables, eating, fare, feed, feeding, food, foodstuff, grub, input, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pot luck, provender, repast, supply, sustenance, table, tack, Tommy), mbështetje (adhesion, aegis, aliment, alimony, backup, foundation, furtherance, pillar, promotion, purchase, recourse, stock, support, sustenance, sustention, tower). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | â€ØªØºØ°ÙŠØ© (feeding, nourishment, nurture, nutrition, supply, sustenance), â€ØªØºØ°, â€Ø¥Ù‚اتة (nourishment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | хранене (feed, feeding, meal, nourishment, nurture, nutrition, sustenance), подхранване (feeding up, sustentation), издръжка (benefit, dependence, keep, living, maintenance, support, sustentation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | è¥å…» (Nutrition, Nutritional, Nutritive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vyživovánà (keep, nutrition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tilfoersel (etc.), input, other forms of precipitation, sublimation, supply, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | alimentatie (alimony, etc.), other forms of precipitation, sublimation, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | jäätikön paksuuntuminen (etc.), other forms of precipitation, sublimation, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | alimentation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Nähren (build up, etc.), feed, increase, nourish, nurse, nurture, other forms of precipitation, sublimation, to nourish, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Ï„Ïοφοδοσία (catering, charge, etc.), feed, feeding, fill, filling, fueling, fuelling, ladling, other forms of precipitation, provisioning, sublimation, supply, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow, victualling), θÏÎψη (nourishment, nutrition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ×"×–× ×" (feeding, nourishment, nutrition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ellátás (accommodations, attendance, catering, electrification, fare, logistics, maintenance, providing, provision, scaling, service, supply, sustenance, tending). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | alimentazione (catering, diet, etc.), feed, feed supply, feeding, firing, food economy, fueling, fuelling, ladling, nutrition, other forms of precipitation, power, sublimation, supply, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | beeaghey (feed, maintain, nurture, nutrition, support). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | alimentationay alimentação (board, chargin, diet, eave, etc.), fare, feed, feed supply, feeding, feel, food, ladling, maintenance, nourishment, nutrition, other forms of precipitation, sublimation, subsistence, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) alimentaÅ£ie (diet, dietary, feed, feeding, food, nourishment). (various references) питание (aliment, aliments, alimony, board, feed, feeding, food, nourishment, nuitrition, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, supply, sustenance). (various references) alimentacija (alimony), izdržavanje (aliment, alimony, keep, livelihood, maintenance, support, sustenance, sustention), ishrana (board, diet, feeding, nourishment, nutrition), hranjenje (feeding, nurture). (various references) alimentación (charging, etc.), feed, feed supply, feeding, filling, fueling, fuelling, ladling, nourishment, nutrition, other forms of precipitation, sublimation, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) tillförsel (etc.), feed, other forms of precipitation, provision, sublimation, supply, various processes which operate to increase the mass of a glacier or of a snow-field (deposition of snow). (various references) beslenme (alimentary, nourishment, nutrition, nutritive), besleme (feeding, handmaid, lead in, nourishment, nurse, nurture, nutrition, servant girl, supply, sustenance, sustentation). (various references) ÑƒÑ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð¼Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ (abstention, abstinence, aliment, alimony, allowance, deduction, maintenance, sustentation, upkeep), Ñ…Ð°Ñ€Ñ‡ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ (aliment, alimony, feed, feeding, food, living, meal, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, sustentation), Ð³Ð¾Ð´ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ (nourishment, nurture, nutrition), годівлÑ, підтримка (aegis, aliment, backing, boost, cheer, crutch, egis, espousal, favour, pick me up, prop, sanction, smiles, sponsorship, support, sustention, vindication). (various references) sá»± nuôi dưỡng sá»± cấp dưỡng, sá»± nuôi cho ăn (alimony). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "alimentation": alimentations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "alimentation": hyperalimentation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "alimentation": hyperalimentations. (additional references) | |
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"Alimentation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alientation, Alimentacion, alimentarium, Alimenticios. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "alimentation" (pronounced 'Al`i*men*ta"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. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-i-l-m-n-n-o-t-t" | |
-1 letter: lamentation. | |
-2 letters: alienation, antimonial, lamination. | |
-3 letters: animation, antialien, emanation, inanimate, lineation, melatonin, mentation. | |
-4 letters: amanitin, annotate, antiatom, antimale, intimate, intonate, laminate, lenition, limonite, liniment, mainline, maintain, mannitol, melanian, militant, militate, natation, national, neonatal, nominate, nonmetal, nontitle, ointment. | |
-5 letters: aeolian, aeonian, ailment, alanine, alation, aliment, amentia, amniote, aniline, animate, animato, annatto, antiman, antlion, elation, enation, imitate. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-i-l-m-n-n-o-t-t" | |
+1 letter: alimentations, terminational. | |
+2 letters: reimplantation. | |
+3 letters: preimplantation, reimplantations. | |
+4 letters: hemagglutination, internationalism, nonmaterialistic. | |
+5 letters: hemagglutinations, hyperalimentation, internationalisms, multigenerational. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6C 69 6D 65 6E 74 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-.. .. -- . -. - .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101100 01101001 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A l i m e n t a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006C 0069 006D 0065 006E 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)357875797180866786758180 |
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