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Crep`i*ta"tion (kr?p`?-t?"sh?n), n.
[Cf. F. crépitation.] 1. The
act of crepitating or crackling.

2. (Med.) (a) A
grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by
rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing
upon cellular tissue containing air. (b)
A crepitant râle.

||Crep"i*tus (kr?p"?-t?s), n. [L.,
fr. crepare to crack.] (Med.) (a)
The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the
bowels. (b) Same as
Crepitation, 2.

||Cre"pon (kr?"p?n; F. kr?`p?n"),
n. [F.] A thin stuff made of the finest
wool or silk, or of wool and silk.

Crept (kr&ebreve;pt), imp. & p.
p. of Creep.

{ Cre*pus"cle (kr&esl;*pŭs"s'l),
Cre*pus"cule (kr&esl;*pŭs"k&usl;l), }
n. [L. crepusculum, fr. creper
dusky, dark: cf. F. crépuscule.]
Twilight. Bailey.

{ Cre*pus"cu*lar (-k?-l?r), Cre*pus"cu*lous
(-l?s), } a.


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