different between ruminant vs rumination

English

Etymology

From Latin r?min?ns, r?minantem, from r?minor (“chew the cud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??u?m?n?nt/

Adjective

ruminant (comparative more ruminant, superlative most ruminant)

1. Chewing cud.
2. Pondering; ruminative.
   • G. K. Chesterton

     “I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.

Translations

Noun

ruminant (plural ruminants)

1. An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:ruminant

Translations

Related terms

• ruminate

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.mi.n??/

Adjective

ruminant (feminine singular ruminante, masculine plural ruminants, feminine plural ruminantes)

1. ruminant

Noun

ruminant m (plural ruminants)

1. ruminant

Verb

ruminant

1. present participle of ruminer

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

r?minant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of r?min?

English

Etymology

From Latin r?min?tio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminate.

Noun

rumination (countable and uncountable, plural ruminations)

1. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
2. (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
3. (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
4. (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.

Related terms

• rumen
• ruminant
• ruminate
• ruminator

Translations

Further reading

• rumination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rumination in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• rumination at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Latin r?min?tio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

rumination f (plural ruminations)

1. rumination (act of ruminating)

Further reading

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