perforation
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Related to perforation: perforation of the uterus, Intestinal perforation, Tympanic membrane perforation
per·fo·ra·tion
(pûr′fə-rā′shən)n.
1. A hole or series of holes punched or bored through something, especially a hole in a series, separating sections in a sheet or roll.
2.
a. The act of perforating.
b. The state of being perforated.
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perforation
(ˌpɜːfəˈreɪʃən)n
1. the act of perforating or the state of being perforated
2. a hole or holes made in something
3.
a. a method of making individual stamps, coupons, etc, easily separable by punching holes along their margins
b. the holes punched in this way. Abbreviation: perf
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per•fo•ra•tion
(ˌpɜr fəˈreɪ ʃən)n.
1. a hole made by or as if by boring, punching, or piercing through something.
2. one of a series of holes between individual postage stamps on a sheet.
3. the act of perforating.
4. the condition or state of being perforated.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin perforātiō hole (Latin: the act of boring). See perforate, -tion]
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perforation
A hole formed by erosion in an organ or passageway of the body.
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| Noun | 1. |  perforation - a line of small holes for tearing at a particular placehole - an opening deliberately made in or through something |
| 2. | perforation - a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum" hole - an opening into or through something | |
| 3. | perforation - the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation) puncture - the act of puncturing or perforating |
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perforation
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Translations
تَثْقيب، تَخْريمثَقْب، خُرْم
děrováníperforace
perforering
átlyukasztásperforáció
götunrifgötun
dierkovanieperforácia
delikdelik açma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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perforation
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perforate
(ˈpəːfəreit) verb to make a hole or holes in, especially a line of small holes in paper, so that it may be torn easily. Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.
ˈperforated adjectiveˌperfoˈration noun
1. a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc. The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.
2. the act of perforating or being perforated.
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per·fo·ra·tion
n. perforación, agujero.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
perforation
n perforación fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.