alimentation: Meaning and Definition of
al•i•men•ta•tion
Pronunciation: (al"u-men-tā'shun), [key]
— n.
- nourishment; nutrition.
- maintenance; support.
- addition to the volume of a glacial mass, chiefly by the accumulation of ice, snow, or névé. Cf. ablation (def. 2).
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