perforation
nounUS /ˌpɚfəˈreɪʃən/ · UK /ˌpəːfəˈreɪʃən/
1
The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
2
Any opening in a solid object.
3
Medicine, Sciences An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.
4
A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.
5
Mathematics, Sciences That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.