"rabatment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rabatments [plural]
Etymology: rabat + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rabat|ment}} rabat + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rabatment (countable and uncountable, plural rabatments)
  1. The rotation of a plane figure. Wikipedia link: Rabatment of the rectangle Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rabatment-en-noun-9pnBRQtj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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