单词 | malleation |
释义 | malleation/ˌmalɪˈeɪʃn/noun 1The action of beating something with a hammer; the condition of being marked or dented as with a hammer. Now chiefly Archaeol. 2 Medicine. Hammering of one hand or both against another part of the body, as a symptom of neurological illness. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete. OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune. From post-classical Latin malleation-, malleatio hammering, probably from classical Latin malleus hammer + -ātio. |
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