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Nictation

Definition: Nictation

Nictation

Noun

1. A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Nictation \Nic*ta"tion\, noun. [Latin expression nictatio compare to French nictation.]. (Websters 1913)

"Nictation" is a common misspelling or typo for: dictation, incitation, notation.

Synonyms: Nictation

Synonyms: blink (n), blinking (n), eye blink (n), nictitation (n), wink (n), winking (n). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: nictitation (medicine).

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Modern Translations: Nictation

Language Translations for "nictation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

nictitatio (nictitation). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

nictitatio (nictitation), nictitatie (nictitation), nictatio (nictitation), spasmus nictitans (nictitation). (various references)

   

French

  

nictation (nictitation), blépharospasme clonique (nictitation). (various references)

   

German

  

Nictatio (nictitation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

ammiccamento (nictitation). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ictationnay

   

Portuguese

  

nictação (nictitation), pestanejar (blink, flicker, nictitating membrane, twinkle). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

clipire din ochi (blink, nictitation, twinkle, wink). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

nictitación (nictitation), nictación (nictitation), parpadeo (blink, blinker, blinking, flicker, flickering, nictate, nicticate, nictitation, quiver, twinkle, wink, winking). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

кліпання (eyewink, nictitation), моргання (blinking, nictitation, wink, winking), мигання (flickering, nictitation, twinkle). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự nháy mắt (nictitation). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Nictation"

Words rhyming with "nictation" (pronounced 'Nic*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, 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. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Nictation

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-n-n-o-t-t"

-1 letter: citation, inaction, incitant.

-2 letters: actinon, anionic, contain, nicotin, taction, titanic.

-3 letters: action, anoint, atonic, cannot, canton, cation, incant, intact, nation, niacin, octant, otitic, tannic, titian.

-4 letters: acini, actin, ancon, anion, antic, attic, canon, canto, coati, conin, cotan, cotta, inion, ionic, niton, octan, ontic, tacit, taint, tanto, tinct, titan, tonic.

-5 letters: anon, anti, cain, cant, ciao, cion, coat, coin, coni, conn, icon, inia, inti, into, iota, naoi, nona, nota, otic, taco, tact, tain, tint, titi, toit.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-n-n-o-t-t"
 

+1 letter: incitation, incogitant, intoxicant.

 

+2 letters: incantation, incitations, interaction, intoxicants, nonartistic, pectination.

 

+3 letters: antagonistic, anticipation, anticlotting, antientropic, antifriction, antiromantic, cantillation, constipating, constipation, continuation, continuative, inactivation, incantations, incrustation, indoctrinate, interactions, intoxicating, intoxication, notification, pectinations, vaticination, wainscotting.

 

+4 letters: anticipations, anticommunist, antifrictions, antiobscenity, antirejection, antiromantics, autoinfection, cantillations, constipations, contaminating, contamination, contaminative, continuations, contradicting, contradiction, denticulation, fianchettoing, fractionating, fractionation, functionalist, functionality, inactivations, incantational, incrustations, indoctrinated, indoctrinates, indoctrinator, instructional, interactional, intercalation, intoxications, nationalistic, necessitation, nitrification, nonantibiotic, noncapitalist, noncreativity, nonintoxicant, notifications, outdistancing, pontificating, pontification, ratiocinating, ratiocination, scintillation, transcription, vaticinations, wainscottings.

 

+5 letters: anticommunists, anticorruption, antimonarchist, antineoplastic, antireflection, authentication, autoinfections, centralization, centrifugation, concretization, conditionality, conglutinating, conglutination, constitutional, contaminations, contradictions, contraindicate, contraposition, denticulations, epicontinental, fantastication, fictionization, fractionations, functionalists, gentrification, identification, incapacitation, indoctrinating, indoctrination, indoctrinators, intercalations, interjectional, intersectional, necessitations, nitrifications, nonantibiotics, noncapitalists, noncultivation, noninteracting, noninteractive, nonparticipant, nonstatistical, pontifications, quantification, ratiocinations, sanctification, scintillations, transcriptions.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Nictation


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 69 63 74 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.    ..    -.-.    -    .-    -    ..    ---    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01101001 01100011 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#105 &#99 &#116 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 0069 0063 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

487569866786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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