crepitant

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See also: crépitant

English

Adjective

crepitant (comparative more crepitant, superlative most crepitant)

  1. crackling; rattling
    Pneumonia is often characterized by crepitant rales coming from within the patient's chest.

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From crepitar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

crepitant m or f (masculine and feminine plural crepitants)

  1. crackling, rattling

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

crepitant

  1. gerund of crepitar

Latin

Verb

crepitant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of crepitō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crépitant.

Adjective

crepitant m or n (feminine singular crepitantă, masculine plural crepitanți, feminine and neuter plural crepitante)

  1. crackling

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite crepitant crepitantă crepitanți crepitante
definite crepitantul crepitanta crepitanții crepitantele
genitive/
dative
indefinite crepitant crepitante crepitanți crepitante
definite crepitantului crepitantei crepitanților crepitantelor