"cresting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/ Forms: crestings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cresting (countable and uncountable, plural crestings)
  1. (architecture) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cresting-en-noun-~2SYUZyF Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  2. (botany) Synonym of fasciation. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: fasciation [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cresting-en-noun-PrHrbwIB Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 56 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 68 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 76 10 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɛstɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cresting
  1. present participle and gerund of crest Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: crest
    Sense id: en-cresting-en-verb-O7lBayOQ

Inflected forms

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        "(botany) Synonym of fasciation."
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