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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•fo•ra•tion (pûr′fə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Stampsa hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.
- a hole made or passing through a thing.
- the act of perforating.
- the condition or state of being perforated.
- Medieval Latin perforātiōn- (stem of perforātiō) a boring through. See perforate, -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: perforation /ˌpɜːfəˈreɪʃən/ n - the act of perforating or the state of being perforated
- a hole or holes made in something
- a method of making individual stamps, coupons, etc, easily separable by punching holes along their margins
- the holes punched in this way
Abbreviation: perf
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•fo•rate /ˈpɜrfəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -rat•ed, -rat•ing. - to make holes through by piercing or punching.
- to pierce through or to the interior of; penetrate.
per•fo•ra•tion /ˌpɜrfəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]perforation of the lung.[countable]the little perforations at the end of the computer paper. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•fo•rate (v. pûr′fə rāt′;adj. pûr′fər it, -fə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj. v.t. - to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
- to pierce through or to the interior of;
penetrate. v.i. - to make a way through or into something;
penetrate. adj. - perforated.
- Latin perforātus, past participle of perforāre to bore1 through; see per-
- 1530–40
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