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Antonyms for perforation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pur-fuh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr fəˈreɪ ʃən

Definition of perforation

Origin :
  • early 15c., "hole made through something;" mid-15c., "action of perforating," from Middle French perforation or directly from Late Latin perforationem (nominative perforatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin perforare "bore or pierce through," from per- "through" (see per) + forare "to pierce" (see bore (v.1)).
  • noun breach
  • noun prick
Example sentences :
  • The policeman tore off a page at the perforation, and handed it to Mr. Mix.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • The perforation is the usual 12 and specimens are known entirely imperforate.
  • Extract from : « The Stamps of Canada » by Bertram Poole
  • Some of both these values were issued with perforation late in 1857 or early in 1858.
  • Extract from : « The Stamps of Canada » by Bertram Poole
  • In cases where ulceration and perforation have occurred, the odour is fæcal.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
  • Where a perforation was not quite round, he touched it with his file.
  • Extract from : « Privy Seal » by Ford Madox Ford
  • The convenience of perforation was adopted at the same time.
  • Extract from : « Gambia » by Frederick John Melville
  • The raising of the margins of the notch suggests a perforation.
  • Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
  • This perforation is neatly made and about one-eighth of an inch in diameter.
  • Extract from : « Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans » by William H. Holmes
  • The axis and perforation are at right angles to the plane of lamination.
  • Extract from : « Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans » by William H. Holmes
  • There was no marked congestion or hemorrhage or perforation.
  • Extract from : « Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease » by Albert Cornelius Crawford

Synonyms for perforation

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