falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
(noun) the act of determining that something is false
falsification, falsehood
(noun) the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
falsification, misrepresentation
(noun) a willful perversion of facts
disproof, falsification, refutation
(noun) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
falsification (countable and uncountable, plural falsifications)
the act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not
knowingly false statement or wilful misrepresentation
showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong
Source: Wiktionary
Fal`si*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. falsification.]
1. The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not. To counterfeit the living image of king in his person exceedeth all falsifications. Bacon.
2. Willful misstatement or misrepresentation. Extreme necessity . . . forced him upon this bold and violent falsification of the doctrine of the alliance. Bp. Warburton.
3. (Equity)
Definition: The showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong. Story.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.