ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English fabricacioun, from Latin fabrication-, fabricatio, from fabricatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of fabricating: as
a. : the assembly of materials into structure
fabrication of a bridge
b. : the invention or utterance of something calculated to deceive
the unconscious fabrication of an honest man trying to put his best foot forward
c. : the process of converting one form of metal into another (as ingots into rolled shapes, rolled shapes into structural members, castings into weldments, wire into springs, forgings into gears)
2. : a product of fabrication: as
a. : falsehood , deceit , forgery
all the petty fabrications with which he hoped to fool his fellows
b. : a fabricated structure or structural element
the whole fabrication of the house
Synonyms: see fiction