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perforation

  • /ˌpɚfəˈreɪʃən/ US
  • /ˌpəːfəˈreɪʃən/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun perforations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
  2. countable, uncountable Any opening in a solid object.
  3. countable, uncountable An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.
  4. countable, uncountable A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.
  5. countable, uncountable That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.

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noun any opening in a solid object

中文打眼 dǎyǎn, 打孔 dǎkǒng, 鑽孔 /钻孔 zuānkǒng
Françaisperforation
Italianoperforamento
Ελληνικάδιάτρηση diátrisi, διακόρευση diakórefsi

noun medicine

中文穿孔 chuānkǒng

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@misc{perforation_2026,
  title = {perforation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perforation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}