ˌaləmənˈtāshən, -(ˌ)men- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin alimentation-, alimentatio, from Late Latin alimentatus (past participle of alimentare to nourish, from Latin alimentum food) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion — more at aliment
1. : the supplying with the necessities of life : maintenance
2. : the process of giving nourishment
intravenous alimentation — M.S.Dunn
3. : the act or process of receiving nourishment
4. : an accumulation of snow (as from wind-blown drifts or avalanches) that tends to increase the volume of a glacier — compare ablation