CRÊPE, kr[=a]p, _v.t._ to frizz, as hair. [See CRAPE.]

CREPITATE, krep'i-t[=a]t, _v.i._ to crackle, snap.--_adj._ CREP'ITANT,

crackling.--_n._ CREPIT[=A]'TION, the characteristic sound detected in the

lungs by auscultation.--_adj._ CREP'IT[=A]TIVE.--_n._ CREP'ITUS. [L.

_crepit[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, freq. of _crep[=a]re_, to crack, rattle.]