TENTATION

Etymology

Noun

tentation (countable and uncountable, plural tentations)

Obsolete form of temptation.

(obsolete) A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments.

Anagrams

• Antonetti, attention

Source: Wiktionary

Ten*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. tentatio: cf. F. tentation. See Temptation.]

1. Trial; temptation. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

2. (Mech.)

Definition: A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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