English Explanatory Dictionary

fabrication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
  2. That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
  3. The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.

Pronunciation

/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fabrication.wav

Word forms

fabrication fabrications

Etymology

From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio. Equivalent to fabricate + -ion.

Related words

fabricate fabricated fabricating fabric

Derived words

biofabrication microfabrication mycofabrication nanofabrication photofabrication prefabrication refabrication

Translations

Bulgarian: производство Bulgarian: фабрикуване Dutch: fabricage Finnish: valmistaminen Finnish: rakentaminen Finnish: väärentäminen French: fabrication Georgian: ფაბრიკაცია Polish: fabrykacja Romanian: fabricare Russian: произво́дство Russian: изготовле́ние Spanish: fabricación Spanish: manufactura Tagalog: pag-imbento
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