strangulation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle. === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/, /ˈstɹɛ̃ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ Hyphenation: stran‧gu‧la‧tion === Noun === strangulation (countable and uncountable, plural strangulations) The act of strangling or the state of being strangled. The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid. ==== Related terms ==== strangle strangulate ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “strangulation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “strangulation”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “strangulation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === From Latin strangulatio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stʁɑ̃.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === strangulation f (plural strangulations) strangulation ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “strangulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012