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fabrication

fabrication

13 5.4
The act of making things, especially in a factory by shaping and joining materials
  • noun
  • /ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fabricación
  • Group Alpha will do sheet metal fabrication.
  • fabrication process
  • design and fabrication
  • fabrication methods

A long time ago in a fabrication plant far, far away.

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Examples

  • The material's demonstrated corrosion resistance, strength, weldability, and ease of fabrication make it particularly suitable for marine applications.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Models are available for use with materials commonly used in aircraft structural fabrication.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The material used and the method of fabrication play a major role.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The company employs you to oversee the fabrication of these units...

  • Generally, microactuators are built by way of fabrication techniques and materials used in the production of integrated circuits.

    Academic text (1994)
  • It required the meticulous design and fabrication of 70 separate pieces, which were then assembled.

  • The engineers are responsible for the fabrication of the new solar panels at the facility.

  • At the workshop, they specialize in the fabrication of custom metal parts for various industries.

  • The fabrication of the bridge required careful planning and precision engineering to ensure safety.

Synonyms

construction
vsfabrication
823 2.0

Work of building things like houses, roads or bridges

also applies to factory output and small items assembled in factories
manufacturing
vsfabrication
332 3.4

The process of making things from raw materials, often in factories

also includes onsite assembly and other building processes beyond factories
making
vsfabrication
320 1.3

The act of producing something

is more practical and specific, focusing on factory or site assembly
production
vsfabrication
304 2.7

Making goods or services on a large scale

is the general process of creating items or assembling them physically
manufacture
vsfabrication
33 3.7

Making many things using machines

covers both factory work and physical assembly beyond factory tasks
fashioning
vsfabrication
1 3.9

Making something into a certain shape often by hand

is broader, covering factory and large scale assembly as well

Antonyms

849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

2 5.2

To take something apart, often a machine, so you can fix or check it

How Complex

manufacturing
332 3.4
fabrication
  • Specialized
13 5.4
construction
823 2.0
assembly
  • Specialized
10 3.5
making
320 1.3

Surface Forms

fabrication singular
fabrications plural

Morphology

fabrication = fabricate (transparent) = fabricate + ion

Standard nominalization of the verb 'fabricate' meaning 'to make', yielding the process or act of making.

Etymology

Fabrication comes from old Latin words like fabrica ('workshop') and faber ('craftsman') and is related to the familiar word fabric. So a fabrication in manufacturing is literally the 'making' or building of something in a workshop.