Meanings
nounperflation (plural perflations)
plural perflations
- obsoleteThe act of perflating, or blowing through.
That as these Damps are caused by Heat , so they are remedy'd by withdrawing that Heat , and by conveying forth the mineral Steams ; which the Miners effect by Perflations with large Bellows
1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC
Origin
- Latinperflatio
- Englishperflation
Latin perflatio.
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perflation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perflation
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“perflation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perflation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perflation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perflation.
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