/al'euh men tay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. nourishment; nutrition.
2. maintenance; support.
3. addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé. Cf. ablation (def. 2).
[ 1580-90; alimentation- (s. of alimentatio ). See ALIMENT, -ATION ]