Perforation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Perforation :  (noun)
1: a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
2: a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"
3: the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)

Based on WordNet 2.0

Perforation : \Per`fo*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perforation.] 1. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through. --Bacon.

2. A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture. ``Slender perforations.'' --Sir T. Browne.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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