fabrication

noun

fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfa-bri-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce fabrication (audio)
1
: the act or process of fabricating
2
: a product of fabrication
especially : lie, falsehood

Examples of fabrication in a Sentence

her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers
Recent Examples on the Web The 22,000 square foot fabrication section was abuzz with drills and saws. Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024 The professor, who also directs a center of bridge engineering professionals, said there is typically an order of operations to bridge construction involving environmental impact analyses, permits, design, contracting, fabrication and construction. Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024 In March, the company submitted plans to the city to begin the approval process for the facility, which will include fabrication and testing facilities, engineering offices and other uses to support the facility. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024 As part of its plans to establish an advanced semiconductor fabrication site in Columbus, Ohio, Intel has partnered with local education and training systems in meaningful ways to ensure local Ohioans can fill the range of well-paying jobs that the site will bring. Matt Gandal, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 This simple and easy fabrication technique has helped fuel the rapid advancement of perovskite photovoltaics in the early days of their development, says Ulrich Wilhelm Paetzold, a professor at KIT. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2024 The Rio Rancho, New Mexico project will modernize two fabrication sites into the largest advanced packaging facility in the country. Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 Read More Elaborate Tales: As the Ukraine war grinds on, the Kremlin has created increasingly complex fabrications online to discredit Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, and undermine the country’s support in the West. Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Bao notes that industry manufacturers cannot make the new circuits without some additional fine-tuning of their fabrication processes, but the tools are already in place. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabricātiōn-, fabricātiō, from fabricāre, fabricārī "to fashion, shape, construct" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at fabricate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fabrication was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Fabrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabrication. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

fabrication

noun
fab·​ri·​ca·​tion ˌfab-ri-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce fabrication (audio)

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