- fabrication n
- The promises of some tailors are pure fabrication.
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fabrication n
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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 — 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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 [ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʆn] 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)
