Fabrication

Fabrication
Fabrication Fab`ri*ca"tion, n. [L. fabricatio; cf. F. fabrication.] 1. The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication.

Syn: See {Fiction}. [1913 Webster]


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  • fabrication — [ fabrikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1488; lat. fabricatio 1 ♦ Art ou action de fabriquer. Fabrication artisanale, à la main, à la machine, industrielle, en grande série. Fabrication assistée par ordinateur (F. A. O.). « Le changement de la production en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fabrication — may refer to:*Various processes in arts, crafts and manufacturing: **Fabrication (metal) **Semiconductor fabrication **Optics fabrication **Stonemasonry* The creation of a falsehood: **Lies **Fiction **Fables **Fabrication (science), a form of… …   Wikipedia

  • fabrication — Fabrication. s.f.v. Action par laquelle on fabrique. Il se dit principalement de la monnoye. Edit pour la fabrication des escus blancs, des louis d or pour la fabrication de la monnoye. On dit fig. La fabrication d un faux acte …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • fabrication — fab‧ri‧ca‧tion [ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʆn] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the process of manufacturing something: • The figures on gold being used in jewelry fabrication aren t available yet. • a fabrication press, used to shape metal …   Financial and business terms

  • fabrication — (n.) c.1500, manufacturing, construction, from M.Fr. fabrication and directly from L. fabricationem (nom. fabricatio), noun of action from pp. stem of fabricare (see FABRICATE (Cf. fabricate)). Meaning lying, falsehood, forgery is from late 18c …   Etymology dictionary

  • fabrication — [n1] lie artifact, concoction, deceit, fable, fairy story*, fake*, falsehood, fib, fiction, figment, forgery, hogwash*, invention, jazz*, jive*, line*, myth, opus, smoke*, song and dance*, untruth, work, yarn; concepts 63,278 Ant. truth… …   New thesaurus

  • fabrication — index artifice, building (business of assembling), canard, composition (makeup), counterfeit, creation, deceit …   Law dictionary

  • fabrication — *fiction, figment, fable Analogous words: invention, creation (see corresponding verbs at INVENT): art, craft, handicraft (see TRADE): *work, product, production, opus, artifact …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • fabrication — [fab΄ri kā′shən] n. [ME fabricacioun < L fabricatio] 1. a fabricating or being fabricated; construction; manufacture 2. a fabricated thing; esp., a falsehood, false excuse, etc …   English World dictionary

  • FABRICATION — s. f. L art de fabriquer ; L action de fabriquer, ou Le résultat de cette action. La fabrication des étoffes de laine, des soieries. La fabrication des chapeaux. La fabrication de la porcelaine. Les procédés qu on emploie pour cette fabrication.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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