VERMICULATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A decoration consisting of wormlike carvings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("vermiculation" is a kind of...):

carving (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)

embellishment (a superfluous ornament)

Derivation:

vermiculate (decorate with wavy or winding lines)

Meaning:

The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

Synonyms:

peristalsis; vermiculation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("vermiculation" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)