nictitation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From nictitate.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪktɪ'teɪʃən/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

nictitation (plural nictitations)

1. Winking, blinking
   • 1962: Vlamidir Nabokov, Pale Fire

     I saw a couple, later identified for me as Mr Colt, a local lawyer, and his wife, whose blundering Cadillac half entered my driveway before retreating in a flurry of luminous nictitation.

[edit] Related terms

• nictitate
• nictitating membrane

[edit] See also

• nictation