trepan
To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and…To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means.
» He was trepanned.
Ihm wurde der Schädel aufgebohrt.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means.
To use a trepan; to trephine.
trepanieren
cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
Examples
2 sentencesHe was trepanned.
deIhm wurde der Schädel aufgebohrt.
The doctor Sinuhe travelled across Egypt and the Mediterranean region trepanning skulls and drinking wine.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trepan, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient GreBorrowed into Middle English from Old French trepan, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, borer”). Doublet of trephine.
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Forms
trepans, trepanning, trepanned, trepanned| Base form | trepan · to trepan |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trepans |
| Present participle | trepanning |
| Past simple | trepanned |
| Past participle | trepanned |
irregular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle