different between cancellation vs aerophilately

English

Alternative forms

• cancelation (US)

Etymology

cancel +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kæns??le???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

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, 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 […]

Related terms

• cancel
• killer cancel

Translations

English

Etymology

aero- +? philately

Noun

aerophilately (uncountable)

1. (philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.

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