imperforate

[ im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt ]
/ ɪmˈpɜr fər ɪt, -fəˌreɪt /

adjective

Also im·per·fo·rat·ed. not perforate; having no perforation.
Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.

noun

an imperforate stamp.

Origin of imperforate

First recorded in 1665–75; im-2 + perforate

OTHER WORDS FROM imperforate

im·per·fo·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby imperforate

imperfect fungus, imperfect stage, imperfectible, imperfection, imperfective, imperforate, imperforate anus, imperforation, imperia, imperial, imperial beach

British Dictionary definitions for imperforation

imperforate
/ (ɪmˈpɜːfərɪt, -ˌreɪt) /

adjective

not perforated
(of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separation Abbreviation: imperf Compare perforate
anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening

Derived forms of imperforate

imperforation, noun

Medical definitions for imperforation (1 of 2)

imperforation
[ ĭm-pûr′fə-rā′shən ]

n.

The condition of being abnormally occluded or closed.

Medical definitions for imperforation (2 of 2)

imperforate
[ ĭm-pûr′fər-ĭt ]

adj.

Lacking a normal opening.