'Perforation' definitions:
Definition of 'perforation'
From: WordNet
noun
A line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
noun
A hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"
noun
The act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
Definition of 'Perforation'
From: GCIDE
- Perforation \Per`fo*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perforation.]
- 1. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture. "Slender perforations." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perforation'
From: 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