cumulation

[ kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ ˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of cumulating; accumulation.

a heap; mass.

Origin of cumulation

First recorded in 1610–20; cumulate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM cumulation

de·cu·mu·la·tion, noun

Words nearby cumulation

cummingtonite, cum new, cumquat, cumshaw, cumulate, cumulation, cumulative, cumulative distribution function, cumulative effect, cumulative evidence, cumulative scoring

Example sentences from the Web for cumulation

Distinct from them are the pieces that depend for their consistency on repetition and cumulation.
Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes|Lina Eckenstein
In neither case was cumulation nor tolerance observed under the conditions of these experiments.
The Toxicity of Caffein|William Salant
We have called one type of history evolution, the other cumulation; but how have these higher types been reached?
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch
I conceive, then, that the cumulation of proof need go no further.
Creation and Its Records|B.H. Baden-Powell

There is a sort of cumulation of consecutive phases, the later ones being impossible without the earlier.
The Science and Philosophy of the Organism|Hans Driesch