Definition of "crepitation" [crep•i•ta•tion]

• The act of crepitating or crackling. (noun)
• A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air. (noun)
• A crepitant rale. (noun)

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• "The crepitation is the result of the action of a powerful magnetic pole upon luminous electric jets in its immediate neighborhood."
• ""True, father, but I thought it would be preferable to the constant crepitation which is apt to attend the combustion of more seasoned ligneous fragments.""
• "3 The medical term for joint popping is "crepitation," which also is a term for farting."