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Piercing vs Perforation - What's the difference?

piercing | perforation |

As nouns the difference between piercing and perforation

is that piercing is body piercing while perforation is the act of perforating or the state of being perforated.

piercing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce
  • A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it
    • ear piercing
  • The jewelry itself

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Anything or anyone that pierces.
    • piercing eyes
    The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.

    perforation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia perforation) (en noun)
  • the act of perforating or the state of being perforated
  • any opening in a solid object
  • (medicine) an abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture
  • a series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts
  • (mathematics) that portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it

    • Derived terms

    * perforation gauge