cancellation

English Online Dictionary. What means cancellation‎? What does cancellation mean?

English

Alternative forms

• cancelation (US)

Etymology

From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kænsəˈleɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

cancellation (countable and uncountable, plural cancellations)

1. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
2. (mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
3. (philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
4. (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
5. (anatomy) The property of being cancellate.
   • 194?, Columbia University. School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Principles of Radiodontia

     Spongy bone is composed of cancellated areas appearing as a fine, interlacing network. These cancellated spaces are irregular both in size and shape. The normal cancellation is rather large […]

Derived terms

Related terms

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