reptation

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Synonyms: reputation, septation, restation, ereptation, mentation, relation, reparation, refutation, repetition, captation, gestation

Antonyms: reputation, septation, restation, ereptation, mentation, relation, reparation, refutation, repetition, captation, gestation

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Noun

1. A [[creep]]ing movement. {{rfex|en}}
2. {{lb|en|physics}} A [[creeping]] [[thermal]] [[motion]] of [[entangled]] [[linear]] [[polymer]]s
3. {{lb|en|geometry}} The motion of one [[plane]] [[figure]] around another, so that the longest [[diameter]] of one shall come into line with the shortest of the other.

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