impletion

An act of filling; the state of being full.

Noun

  1. An act of filling; the state of being full.
    • Irregular metamorphoses of flowers are extremely common, and usually consist either of an actual muliplication of petals, or of the transformation of stamens and pistils into petals ; the effect of these chages being...
    • The greater the impletion of the artery during systole, the longer is the interval between the primary expansion and the acme of distension, and the bolder the curve which indicates it. - 1867, The Medical Times and...
  2. A substance which fills, a filling.

Origin

From Late Latin implētiō (past participle of Latin impleō (“to fill up”) + -iō); see also implement.

Forms

impletions

Derived

judicial impletion