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Synonyms for cumulation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kyoo-myuh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən



Définition of cumulation

Origin :
  • 1610s, noun of action from cumulate.
  • noun accumulation
Example sentences :
  • Inherited the feeling must be,—but through what cumulation of ancestral pain?
  • Extract from : « Exotics and Retrospectives » by Lafcadio Hearn
  • They depend for their consistency on repetition; there is no attempt at cumulation.
  • Extract from : « Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes » by Lina Eckenstein
  • All this proves that what Hegel regarded as an evolution of the race is only a cumulation.
  • Extract from : « The Science and Philosophy of the Organism » by Hans Driesch
  • Cumulation, therefore, does not account for the effects noted in the other rabbit.
  • Extract from : « The Toxicity of Caffein » by William Salant
  • Swift tried to look indifferent at this cumulation of trust.
  • Extract from : « A Republic Without a President and Other Stories » by Herbert Ward
  • I conceive, then, that the cumulation of proof need go no further.
  • Extract from : « Creation and Its Records » by B.H. Baden-Powell
  • His was no greedy search for gold and no cumulation of investigations with the idea of benefiting only himself.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
  • As the reading progressed, Bobby thrilled more and more at the cumulation of the interest.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Bobby Orde » by Stewart Edward White
  • In neither case was cumulation nor tolerance observed under the conditions of these experiments.
  • Extract from : « The Toxicity of Caffein » by William Salant
  • In both pieces the dialogue form is dropped, and there is no attempt at cumulation.
  • Extract from : « Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes » by Lina Eckenstein

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