n. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation. ]
To aspire to an assimilation with God. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
The assimilation of gases and vapors. Sir J. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation. ]
To aspire to an assimilation with God. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
The assimilation of gases and vapors. Sir J. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]
Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs. [ 1913 Webster ]