Words that rhyme with columniation

• calumniation 0
  n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn: defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job]
• fluctuation 0
  n 1: a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea" 2: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn: variation, fluctuation] 3: the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: fluctuation, wavering]
• foliation 0
  n 1: (botany) the process of forming leaves [syn: foliation, leafing] 2: (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock 3: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament [syn: foliation, foliage] 4: the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves 5: the work of coating glass with metal foil
• graduation 0
  n 1: the successful completion of a program of study 2: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise] 3: a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch" 4: the act of arranging in grades [syn: gradation, graduation]
• humiliation 0
  n 1: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect 2: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, humiliation, mortification] 3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: humiliation, mortification] 4: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: humiliation, abasement]
• ideation 0
  n 1: the process of forming and relating ideas
• infatuation 0
  n 1: a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration 2: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuation] 3: an object of extravagant short-lived passion
• initiation 0
  n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: initiation, induction, installation] 2: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration] 3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation] 4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger, induction, initiation]
• insinuation 0
  n 1: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: insinuation, innuendo] 2: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor" [syn: ingratiation, insinuation]
• irradiation 0
  n 1: the condition of being exposed to radiation 2: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation] 3: (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex 4: the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background 5: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus 6: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance [syn: radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation]
• lineation 0
  n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: outline, lineation] 2: the act of marking or outlining with lines
• mediation 0
  n 1: a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party 2: the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement [syn: mediation, intermediation]
• menstruation 0
  n 1: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped" --Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow]
• mutilation 0
  n 1: an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
• nation 0
  n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 3: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation] 4: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
• negotiation 0
  n 1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks] 2: the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms
• perpetuation 0
  n 1: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening]
• procreation 0
  n 1: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life]
• propitiation 0
  n 1: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation] 2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: expiation, atonement, propitiation]
• punctuation 0
  n 1: something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions 2: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases [syn: punctuation, punctuation mark] 3: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
• radiation 0
  n 1: energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles 2: the act of spreading outward from a central source 3: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation] 4: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay [syn: radiation, radioactivity] 5: the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats 6: a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain 7: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance [syn: radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation]
• recreation 0
  n 1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" [syn: diversion, recreation] 2: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends" [syn: refreshment, recreation]
• variation 0
  n 1: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn: variation, fluctuation] 2: an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" [syn: variation, variance] 3: a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished 4: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: version, variant, variation, edition] 5: an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal" 6: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north [syn: magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation] 7: the process of varying or being varied 8: (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) 9: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [syn: mutant, mutation, variation, sport] 10: (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure [syn: pas seul, variation] 11: the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"
• thracian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Thrace or its people or culture n 1: an inhabitant of ancient Thrace 2: a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages
• croatian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Croatia or its people or language; "Croatian villages" n 1: a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia [syn: Croatian, Croat]
• cantillation 0
  n 1: liturgical chanting
• brachiation 0
  n 1: swinging by the arms from branch to branch
• nucleation 0
• brecciation 0
• caseation 0

See also columniation definition