The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
perforated — UK US /ˈpɜːfəreɪtɪd/ adjective ► having a line of small holes that makes paper, etc. easy to tear: »Please tear off the reply slip along the perforated line … Financial and business terms
perforated — index penetrable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perforated — [pʉr′fə rāt΄əd] adj. pierced with holes, esp. a row of holes, as to facilitate tearing … English World dictionary
perforated — adjective 1. having a hole cut through pierced ears a perforated eardrum a punctured balloon • Syn: ↑pierced, ↑perforate, ↑punctured • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
perforated — per|fo|rat|ed [ˈpə:fəreıtıd US ˈpə:r ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of perforare to make a hole through ] something that is perforated has a hole or holes cut or torn in it ▪ a perforated eardrum ▪ perforated coupons … Dictionary of contemporary English
perforated — im·perforated; perforated; un·perforated; … English syllables
perforated — UK [ˈpɜː(r)fəˌreɪtɪd] / US [ˈpɜtfəˌreɪtəd] adjective a) containing a hole or a series of small holes in the surface a perforated piece of cardboard b) medical used about an organ or tube inside your body that has a small hole or cut in its… … English dictionary
perforated — adjective Date: 1578 1. having a hole or perforations; especially having a specified number of perforations in 20 millimeters < the stamps are perforated 10 > 2. characterized by perforation < a perforated ulcer > … New Collegiate Dictionary
perforated — /perr feuh ray tid/, adj. 1. pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line. 2. Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) having rows of closely spaced perforations dividing each stamp from the others. 3. marked by or… … Universalium
Perforated — Perforate Per fo*rate (p[ e]r f[ o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perforated} (p[ e]r f[ o]*r[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.] To bore… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
