vermiculation

indénombrable

A noun referring to either the wavelike muscular contractions of the digestive tract that propel food, or a decorative pattern featuring wormlike carvings.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit les contractions musculaires ondulatoires du tube digestif qui propulsent les aliments, soit un motif décoratif évoquant des vers ou des lignes sinueuses.

1. Peristalsis C2 formal medical

   The wavelike muscular contractions of the digestive tract that propel food forward.

   • Vermiculation in the esophagus moves food toward the stomach.
   • Doctors observed normal vermiculation in the patient's intestines.
   • Disrupted vermiculation can lead to digestive problems.

   🇫🇷Péristaltisme

   Synonymes: peristalsis

2. Wormlike decoration C2 formal art

   An ornamental pattern or carving that resembles the tracks or shapes of worms.

   • The ancient vase was decorated with intricate vermiculation.
   • The cathedral's columns featured delicate vermiculation patterns.
   • Art historians studied the vermiculation on the Roman mosaic.

   🇫🇷Vermiculation (décoration)

• vermiculations plural form
• vermiculations' possessive plural form
• vermiculation's possessive singular form