TREPAN (trepanned, trepanning)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: trepanned    , trepanning   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does trepan mean? 

• TREPAN (noun)
  The noun TREPAN has 2 senses:

1. a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull

2. a drill for cutting circular holes around a center

  Familiarity information: TREPAN used as a noun is rare.

• TREPAN (verb)
  The verb TREPAN has 1 sense:

1. cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery

  Familiarity information: TREPAN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TREPAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

trepan; trephine

Hypernyms ("trepan" is a kind of...):

surgical instrument (a medical instrument used in surgery)

Derivation:

trepan (cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A drill for cutting circular holes around a center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trepan" is a kind of...):

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))

Derivation:

trepan (cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery)

• TREPAN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they trepan    ... he / she / it trepans   
Past simple: trepanned   
Past participle: trepanned   
-ing form: trepanning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "trepan" is one way to...):

bore; drill (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool)

Domain category:

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

trepan (a drill for cutting circular holes around a center)

trepan (a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull)