Meaning of PERFORATION
| Pronunciation: | | `purfu'reyshun
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- [n] the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
- [n] a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
- [n] a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"
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| | See Also: | | hole, hole, puncture | |
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| | Definition: | | \Per`fo*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perforation.]
1. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.
--Bacon.
2. A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture. ``Slender
perforations.'' --Sir T. Browne.
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| | Definition: | | Process of making a hole, or the hole itself. |
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| | Related Terms: | | acupunctuation, acupuncture, bore, boring, broach, drill hole, empiercement, fixing, goring, impalement, lancing, penetration, piercing, pricking, punching, puncture, puncturing, skewering, terebration, transfixation, transfixion, transforation, trepanning, trephining |
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