CREPITATION


Meaning of CREPITATION in English

/ ˌkrepɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun

a series of short sharp sounds, for example like those made by sth burning in a fire

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-) , from the verb crepitare , from crepare to rattle.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.