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dentation|dɛnˈteɪʃən|
[n. of condition, f. stem of L. dentāt-us: see prec. and -ation. Cf. L. tabulātio, f. tabulāt-us.]
The condition or fact of being dentate; toothing.
1802Paley Nat. Theol. xiii, How in particular did it [the woodpecker's bill] get its barb, its dentation? 1852Dana Crust. i. 253 The same species varies much in the dentation of the arm. 1880Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §4. 97 Dentation relates to mere marginal incision. |