Look up: Crowning

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   crowning
   [adj] - forming or providing a crown or summit
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   crowning
   During labour, when the baby's head can be seen at the opening of the vagina, it is said to 'crown'.
   Found on http://www.babycentre.co.uk/glossary/b/
   
   
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   crowning
   progressive reduction of tooth thickness towards each end of a gear tooth Category: Mechanical engineering
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   crowning
   1. Preparation of the natural crown of a tooth and covering the prepared crown with a veneer of suitable dental material (gold or non-precious metal casting, porcelain, plastic, or combinations). ... 2. That stage of childbirth when the foetal head has negotiated the pelvic outlet and the largest diameter of the head is encircled by the vulvar ring. ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
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   crowning
   adjective forming or providing a crown or summit; `the crowning star on a Christmas tree`; `her hair was her crowning glory`
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   crowning
   (kroun´ing) the appearance of the fetal scalp at the vaginal orifice in childbirth.
   Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
   
   
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   Crowning
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crown
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
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   Crowning
   Occurs during the second stage of labor as the head of the fetus is visible at the vaginal opening. At the point of crowning, many women feel an intense urge to push and a stinging or burning sensation.
   Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/C/11