| 单词 | scalation |
| 释义 | scalation in British English (skeɪˈleɪʃən) noun zoology the arrangement or formation of scales on a reptile or fish scalation in American English (skeiˈleiʃən) noun 1. an arrangement of scales, as on a fish 2. a hereditary skin disease in which the epidermis continuously flakes off in large scales or plates; ichthyosis Word origin [scale1 + -ation]-ation is used to form nouns from stems ending in -ate (separation) and, on this model, to form nouns from stems of other origin (starvation). Other words that use the affix -ation include: complementation, concentration, generalization, plantation, reservationExamples of 'scalation' in a sentence |
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