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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

perforación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: peɾ.fo.ɾaˈsjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Perforation/ˌpɜː.fəˈreɪ.ʃən/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El sello postal tiene una pequeña perforación."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A hole made by boring, punching, or piercing, or a series of small holes made in a sheet of material so that a part can be torn off easily.

    "Tear the paper along the perforation to remove the coupon."
  2. 2

    A rupture or puncture that completely breaches the wall of a hollow organ or body structure, such as the stomach or eardrum.

    "An untreated ulcer can lead to a dangerous perforation of the intestinal wall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'perforatio', stemming from the verb 'perforare' (to pierce through), which combines 'per-' (through) and 'forare' (to bore or pierce). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via French, initially used in anatomical and mechanical contexts to describe the act of boring a hole or the resulting aperture.

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