Alimentation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alimentation \Al`i*men*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL.
     alimentatio.]
     1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of
        the alimentary canal.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. State or mode of being nourished. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alimentation
       n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment},
             {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {victuals}]
       2: the act of supplying food and nourishment [syn: {feeding}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "alimentation":
     aliment, alimony, bread, bread and butter, food chain, keep,
     livelihood, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutriment,
     nutrition, nutriture, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment,
     subsistence, support, sustenance