perforation
pronunciation
How to pronounce perforation in British English:
UK [ˌpɜ:fəˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce perforation in American English:
US [ˌpɜrfəˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
- a hole made in something
- the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
Word Origin
- perforation (n.)
- 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)).