Synonyms for "perforation" (29 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

acupunctuationacupunctureapertureboreboringbroach

Strong matches (9)

drill holeempiercementfixingflawgoringholeimpalementlancingpenetration

Related words (14)

piercingporeprickprickingpunchingpuncturepuncturingskeweringterebrationtransfixationtransfixiontransforationtrepanningtrephining

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

holepuncture

derived

8 entries

imperforationmicroperforationmisperforationmultiperforationnanoperforationperforation gaugeperforation platereperforation

derived from

1 entries

perforate

has context

2 entries

mathematicsmedicine

is a

2 entries

holepuncture

related to

11 entries

abnormalholeopen diskopeningorganperforatedperforatingruptureseparatingseriessurface

Translations

14 translations across 9 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries

• τρῆμα noun (any opening in a solid object)

Bulgarian

1 entries

• перфорация noun (any opening in a solid object)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

• 打孔 noun (any opening in a solid object)
• 打眼 noun (any opening in a solid object)
• 穿孔 noun (medicine)
• 鑽孔 /钻孔 noun (any opening in a solid object)

Finnish

2 entries

• perforaatio noun (medicine)
• rei’ite noun (any opening in a solid object)

French

1 entries

• perforation noun (any opening in a solid object)

Greek

2 entries

• διάτρηση noun (any opening in a solid object)
• διακόρευση noun (any opening in a solid object)

Italian

1 entries

• perforamento noun (any opening in a solid object)

Polish

1 entries

• perforacja noun (any opening in a solid object)

Swedish

1 entries

• perforering noun (any opening in a solid object)

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