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Definition of Punctation
1. Noun. A preliminary treaty or contract, for example the Punctation of Olmütz. ¹
2. Noun. (botany) markings of minute spots, holes, or depressions ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punctation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punctation
Literary usage of Punctation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Investigation of Evolution in Chrysomelid Beetles of the Genus Leptinotarsa by William Lawrence Tower (1906)
"punctation OF ELYTRA. or reduction in pigmented areas, ... Thus there are two
systems of punctation—stripes and bands. The wing exhibits one or the other of ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"... and on the following day they agreed upon a " punctation," of which the
substance may be very briefly stated. As is remarked by Sybel, on whose masterly ..."
3. Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British Museum by George Busk (1852)
"... opening aml the aperture of the cell ; 2. the thin overlapping margin of the
aperture ; and 3. the punctation, though obscure, on the posterior surface. ..."
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