Dictionary

fabrication en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio. Equivalent to fabricate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
   • the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government
   • The AISC Standard for Steel Building Structures addresses trade practices and common concerns related to structural steel fabrication and construction. 2024 October 14, “What’s the AISC Standard for Steel Building Structures and Why Does it Matter?”, in Peak Steel Buildings, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026:
2. (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
   • The conscious mind refuses to admit any failure to perceive, and puts in its place a series of rationalisations which are fabrications and distortions of the real nature of things. 1999 July 9, Bernard Burgoyne, “The Mind”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2024:
   • The story is doubtless a fabrication.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
   • For many years meat fabrication was done by hand, with the butchers improving their craft with the advent of higher quality metals, knives, and tools. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s, meat processing changed. 2011, Thomas Schneller, Kitchen Pro Series: Guide to Purchasing, page 92:

Forms

Deriveds

prefabrication · photofabrication · microfabrication · nanofabrication · mycofabrication · refabrication · biofabrication

Relateds

fabric · fabricate · fabricated · fabricating

Translations (45)

fi valhe (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · fi rakentaminen (act) · ru вы́думка (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · nl verzinsel (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · ro fabricare (act) · es manufactura (act) · ur جَعْل سازی (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · ar فَبْرَكَة (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · fr fabrication (act) · fi väärennös (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · ota یالان (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · tl pag-imbento (act) · ru подде́лка (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · es falsedad (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · lut səxʷʔiw̓adəb (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · pl fabrykacja (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · es mentira (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · pl fabrykacja (act) · ru произво́дство (act) · fi väärentäminen (act) · az geydirmə (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · ru подло́г (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · fi tekaistu juttu (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · tl gawa (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · ar تَصْنِيع (act) · nl fabricage (act) · az qondarma (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · bg фабрику́ване (act) · fi sepite (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · tl imbento (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · es invención (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · es fabricación (act) · ru изготовле́ние (act) · es inventada (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · es abulencia (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · mk измислица (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · ru фальсифика́ция (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · yi אויסטראַכטעניש (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · fr fabulation (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · tl gawa-gawa (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · bg произво́дство (act) · bg фалшифика́т (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · ka ფაბრიკაცია (act) · ur جَعْلْسازی (that which is fabricated; a falsehood) · fi valmistaminen (act)