Fabrication

  • 1fabrication — [ 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

  • 2Fabrication — 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… …

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  • 3Fabrication — 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

  • 4fabrication — 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 …

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  • 5fabrication — 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 …

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  • 6fabrication — (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 …

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  • 7fabrication — [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… …

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  • 8fabrication — index artifice, building (business of assembling), canard, composition (makeup), counterfeit, creation, deceit …

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  • 9fabrication — *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

  • 10fabrication — [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 …

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