Link Centre Dictionary

vermiculation

ver·mi·cu·lation

UK/vəmɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ US/vɚˌmɪkjuˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ uncommon dated obsolete rare

noun

1.

the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

Synonyms
Antonyms
2.

a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings

Origin

Borrowed from Latin vermiculātiōnem, from vermiculor (“to be worm-eaten, to be wormy”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)). The Latin verb is from vermis (“worm”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to turn”)).

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.