crepitation
Example Sentences
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It was a deeply flavored specimen, but lacked the crepitation of those breaded in sharp shards of panko.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022
He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
When the fracture is complete it will be marked by local deformity, mobility of the fragments, and crepitation.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The crepitation may be soft like the friction of snow, or may resemble the creaking of new leather—“saddle-back creaking.”
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
This is crepitation, or the peculiar effect which is produced by the friction of the fractured surfaces one against another.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
