Words that rhyme with decussation

  • annexation
    n 1: incorporation by joining or uniting [syn: annexation, appropriation] 2: the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation"
  • cessation
    n 1: a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" [syn: cessation, surcease]
  • compensation
    n 1: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) 2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors 3: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn: recompense, compensation]
  • condensation
    n 1: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams 2: the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state 3: atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold [syn: condensation, condensate] 4: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: compression, condensation, contraction] 5: a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule] 6: the act of increasing the density of something [syn: condensing, condensation]
  • conversation
    n 1: the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
  • dispensation
    n 1: an exemption from some rule or obligation 2: a share that has been dispensed or distributed 3: the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
  • fixation
    n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely [syn: arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression] 2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone [syn: obsession, fixation] 3: the activity of fastening something firmly in position 4: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body [syn: fixation, fixing]
  • indexation
    n 1: a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
  • pulsation
    n 1: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" [syn: pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse] 2: a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity 3: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" [syn: pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat]
  • relaxation
    n 1: (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers 2: (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance [syn: relaxation, relaxation behavior] 3: a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping" [syn: easiness, relaxation] 4: an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind" [syn: relaxation, loosening, slackening] 5: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: rest, ease, repose, relaxation] 6: a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount [syn: relaxation, relaxation method] 7: the act of making less strict [syn: liberalization, liberalisation, relaxation]
  • suffixation
    n 1: formation of a word by means of a suffix
  • taxation
    n 1: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: tax, taxation, revenue enhancement] 2: government income due to taxation [syn: tax income, taxation, tax revenue, revenue] 3: the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state
  • tergiversation
    n 1: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: equivocation, tergiversation] 2: the act of abandoning a party for cause [syn: apostasy, tergiversation]
  • vexation
    n 1: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance, chafe, vexation] 2: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration] 3: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation] 4: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation]
  • alsatian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Alsace or its inhabitants n 1: a native or inhabitant of Alsace 2: breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind [syn: German shepherd, German shepherd dog, German police dog, alsatian]
  • subluxation
    n 1: partial displacement of a joint or organ
  • malversation
    n 1: misconduct in public office
  • cassation

See also decussation definition