scrutation

English

Etymology

Latin scrutatio.

Noun

scrutation (countable and uncountable, plural scrutations)

1. (obsolete) Search; scrutiny.

References

• “scrutation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• crustation, curtations, ructations

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

scrutation f (plural scrutations)

1. (computing) polling

Further reading

• “scrutation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.