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imperforate
[ im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt ]
adjective
- Also ¾±³¾Â·±è±ð°ù·´Ú´Ç·°ù²¹³Ù·±ð»å []. not perforate; having no perforation.
- Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.
noun
- an imperforate stamp.
imperforate
/ -ËŒreɪt; ɪmˈpÉœËfÉ™rɪt /
adjective
- not perforated
- (of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separation imperf Compare perforate
- anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening
Derived Forms
- ¾±³¾ËŒ±è±ð°ù´Ú´Çˈ°ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±³¾Â·±è±ð°ù·´Ú´Ç·°ù²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [im-pur-f, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of imperforate1
Example Sentences
As the Chicago Tribune reported in 1940, stamp collectors saw Farley’s use of the imperforate sheets as a “betrayal†of the people who loved stamps most.
The abnormal varieties in this series are of course the imperforate ones, and of these we present cuts of a full set in blocks of four, numbered 100 to 105 on Plate IX.
Although made and approved, this stamp is said to have been withheld from issue in this imperforate condition.
The acetabulum for the head of the femur is imperforate, being a simple oval basin, as in Chelonian reptiles and the higher Mammals.
One female trapped on February 19, 1950, weighed only 140 grams and was still imperforate.
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