reptation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der. Proto-Italic *rēpō Latin rēpō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin rēptō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin rēptātiōlbor. English reptation Learned borrowing from Latin rēptātiō.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A creeping movement.
- (countable, uncountable) A creeping thermal motion of entangled linear polymers
- (countable, uncountable) The motion of one plane figure around another, so that the longest diameter of one shall come into line with the shortest of the other.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reptations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |