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terebration

terebration noun: the act of terebrating, or boring through something.

Noun

terebration (countable and uncountable, plural terebrations)

  1. (archaic) The act of terebrating, or boring through something.
    • It hath been touched before , that terebration of trees doth make them prosper better . But it is found also , that it maketh the fruit sweeter and better1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “V. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William...
  2. A pain that feels like boring or drilling.

terebration meaning in Tamil

terebration in Tamil

ஓட்டையிடல், துளைக்கும்வல்லி, துளைத்தல்

Forms of terebration

pluralterebrations

Origin of terebration

Latin terebratio.

Questions about terebration

What does terebration mean?
Terebration means the act of terebrating, or boring through something.
What is terebration in Tamil?
Terebration in Tamil is ஓட்டையிடல், துளைக்கும்வல்லி, துளைத்தல். See Terebration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is terebration?
Terebration is a noun.
What is the plural of terebration?
The plural of terebration is terebrations.

Words near terebration in the dictionary

  1. terebratellides
  2. terebratellidine
  3. terebratellidines
  4. terebrates
  5. terebrating
  6. terebration
  7. terebrations
  8. terebratula
  9. terebratular
  10. terebratulas
  11. terebratulid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: terebration (page history and authors); terebration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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