HyperDic: crepitation

English > 1 sense of the word crepitation:
NOUNeventcrepitation, crackle, cracklingthe sharp sound of snapping noises
English > crepitation: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningThe sharp sound of snapping noises.
Synonymscrackle, crackling
NarrowerdecrepitationThe crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
Broadernoisesound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Spanishchisporroteo, crepitación, crujido
Verbscrepitatemake a crackling sound

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