perflation

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English

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Etymology

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Latin perflatio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən/

Noun

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perflation (plural perflations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of perflating, or blowing through.
    • 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:
      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

References

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perflation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.