A perforated steel plate. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : Punch out along the perforated line. ,a perforated ulcer. From Dictionary.com.
Drainage facilities, such as perforated pipes, troughs or culverts, allow hydraulic filter bed cleaning. From Wordnik.com. [8. Classification of roughing filters] Reference
Several looks were "perforated" with big hollowed-out circles as well as sweaters with (transparent) stripes and slits. From Wordnik.com. [Cynthia Rowley: Predictably Unpredictable] Reference
These "perforated" rings will be introduced by the same method into the saturated rock under the water table (See 6.28). From Wordnik.com. [6. Water sources, their protection and development] Reference
The diagnosis of acute abdominal inflammation is non specific, but most likely describes a catastrophic event such as perforated or clotted off bowel, or pancreatitis. From Wordnik.com. [Euthanasia in Britain today] Reference
Any kind of perforated cover may be made to answer the same purpose as the gauze wire. From Wordnik.com. [Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual] Reference
Leaves exhibit obvious translucent dots when held up to the light, giving them a 'perforated' appearance, hence the plant's Latin name. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
It's perforated with tax breaks, many undesirable. From Wordnik.com. [Making Pols Into Crooks] Reference
Close by is a log house, perforated with shot and shell. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive] Reference
Cradle made his appearance, with a pair of perforated stockings. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive] Reference
Like nearly all the other objects, every pearl is perforated for suspension. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
The round, white perforated lungs of the submarine sucked in the air in the craft. From Wordnik.com. [Some Naval Yarns] Reference
Next put the amount of coffee necessary upon the perforated floor of the upper part. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
The earth was thrown into a cradle having a bottom of perforated zinc or of wire mesh. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
On either side of the veru montanum the floor of the prostate may be seen perforated by the. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
My television screen is perforated by millions of tiny wormholes, each one containing a vacuum. From Wordnik.com. [Fiction with Teratoma Preserves] Reference
Multi-thickness perforated high density foam maintains shape while offering moisture vaporization. From Wordnik.com. [Interbike Tech: Louis Garneau goes big, Pearl Izumi adds flair, and more] Reference
These sets sport a unique, stylized design and invisible speakers (there are no visible perforated holes). From Wordnik.com. [Flat-panel TVs take center stage] Reference
The thread was lodged in the perforated part, and consequently left in contact with the cellular membrane. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Remember how much fun you had swapping 5e-inch floppies, or tearing the perforated edges off fanfold paper?. From Wordnik.com. [When Pcs Byte The Dust] Reference
Although James wasn't wounded from shrapnel, he did experience perforated eardrums and several concussions. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Amen, M.D.: Changing the Brain of an Iraq Veteran] Reference
The roll of perforated ribbon is lifted off the keyboard and put in place on the casting-and setting-machine. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
Up until last year, chestnut seed was stratified in perforated cans in the open ground with fairly good results. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
Now remove the transfer paper and you have the design accurately traced and the pattern is ready to be perforated. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
GROSS: What the captain told you was that your son had suffered a perforated eardrum and that his face was peppered. From Wordnik.com. [A Mother's 'Minefields' When A Child Deploys] Reference
Just then the kind porter who had befriended the cat before, appeared on the platform with the perforated box in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
At each point where its limbs reached Earth's surface, a hole perforated the ground and a burst of Hell's fury was released. From Wordnik.com. [The Fable of the Puddletree] Reference
Implements and ornaments of bone, stone, and shell, beads of terra-cotta and shell, small mollusks perforated for stringing. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
After a few hours the grease with the diamonds is scraped off the tables and steamed in perforated vessels to separate them. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
The firm support of the perforated, stitched leather seats and leather-sheathed steering wheel felt satisfyingly substantial. From Wordnik.com. [Road Test: Audi A3] Reference
In f, the canal appears contracted by a circular membrane, perforated in the centre; a section of which is seen at a, Fig. 2. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
It was built of white stone, the walls being perforated by several tall archways that supplied the place of both windows and doors. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
A common flower-pot, with a perforated bottom, and filled with dry earth, placed in a saucer of water, best illustrates this point. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
The shattered femur must have perforated an artery, for blood streamed from the wound and a viscous pool accumulated around the boy. From Wordnik.com. [The Hole Between Them] Reference
Air ducts, inexpensively made from perforated plastic septic system leach line, are laid between the slats to greatly enhance air flow. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
How to do your own Stamping and make your own Patterns: The articles needed for stamping; To make perforated patterns; To enlarge designs. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
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