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Perforation definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERFORA'TION, n. The act of boring or piercing through.
1. A hole or aperture passing through any thing, or into the interior of a substance, whether natural or made by an instrument.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
2: a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"
3: the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of perforating 2. a. a hole or pattern made by or as if by piercing or boring b. one of the series of holes (as between rows of postage stamps) in a sheet that serve as an aid in separation

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Perforation 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(perforations) Perforations are small holes that are made in something, especially in paper. Tear off the form along the perforations and send it to Sales... N-COUNT: usu pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Pertusion, piercing. 2. Hole, aperture, opening, orifice.

Moby Thesaurus

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