trepan

trəˈpæn

trepannedtrepanning

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Definition of trepan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

surgical instrument for removing skull bone sections

TECH.

The surgeon used a trepan to access the brain.

burr

crown saw

industrial

TECH.

tool for boring circular holes in materials

TECH.

The workers used a trepan to cut through the metal.

Verb

tr.

manufacturing

TECH.

create a large hole by outlining and removing material

TECH.

Workers trepan the rock to prepare for the new tunnel.

bore

drill

excavate

medical

TECH.

cut a hole in the skull with a surgical instrument

TECH.

The surgeon decided to trepan the patient to relieve pressure.

bore

drill

perforate

deception

Rare

entice or ensnare someone

Rare

He tried to trepan her with false promises.

beguile

ensnare

entrap

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surgical instrument for removing skull bone sections
tool for boring circular holes in materials

Origin of trepan

Greek, trepanon (borer)

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trepanning

adj.

industrial

involving the use of a trepan tool

Examples of trepan in a sentence

The museum displayed an ancient trepan used in early medicine.
The engineer selected a trepan for the drilling task.
A trepan was necessary to create the circular opening.
Engineers trepan the metal to fit the new component.
They need to trepan the surface to install the equipment.
Doctors may need to trepan in severe head injuries.

In ancient times, they would trepan to treat epilepsy.
The scammer aimed to trepan the tourists with fake tours.
They attempted to trepan him into a bad investment.

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French:tréphine, trépaner, ...
German:Trepan, bohren, ...
Italian:trepano, trapanare, ...
Spanish:trépano, trepanar, ...
Portuguese:trépano, perfurar, ...
Chinese:颅钻, 凿, ...
Japanese:トレパン, トレパンする, ...
Arabic:مِثقَب جِمجمة, ثَقَبَ, ...
Hebrew:מַקְדֵּחָה כִּירוּרְגִית, לִקְדּוֹחַ, ...
Russian:трепан, бурить, ...
Ukrainian:трепан, створювати отвір, ...
Hindi:ट्रेपैन, छेदना, ...
Bengali:ট্রেপান, গর্ত তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:trepant, trepenar, ...
Czech:trepan, trepanovat, ...
Danish:trepan, bore, ...
Dutch:trepan, boren, ...
Greek:τρυπάνι, δημιουργώ τρύπα, ...
Hungarian:trepán, trepanálni, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍ខួងលលាដ៍ក្បាល, ខួងរន្ធធំ, ...
Korean:트레판, 구멍을 내다, ...
Persian:مته جمجمه, سوراخ کرد, ...
Polish:trepan, wywiercić, ...
Portuguese (BR):trépano, perfurar, ...
Romanian:trepan, a perfora, ...
Swedish:trepan, borra, ...
Thai:เครื่องมือเจาะกะโหลก, เจาะ, ...
Turkish:trepan, delmek, ...
Vietnamese:dụng cụ khoan sọ, khoan, ...

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