different between infestation vs contamination

English

Etymology

From Middle French infestation, from Late Latin infestatio.Morphologically infest +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nf?s?te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

infestation (countable and uncountable, plural infestations)

1. The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.

Translations

Anagrams

• festination, sinfonietta

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?tæm??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

contamination (countable and uncountable, plural contaminations)

1. The act or process of contaminating

   Synonyms: pollution, defilement, taint

2. Something which contaminates.
3. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
4. (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
5. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin cont?min?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.ta.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

contamination f (plural contaminations)

1. contamination (act or process of contaminating)

Related terms

• contaminer

Further reading

• “contamination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).