crepitation
noun/ˌkrepɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌkrepɪˈteɪʃn/
- a short sharp sound, for example like those made by something burning in a fireWord Originmid 17th cent.: from French crépitation or Latin crepitatio(n-), from the verb crepitare, from crepare ‘to rattle’.
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