Puncture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

a small hole made by a sharp object

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌŋktʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌŋktʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌŋktʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌŋktʃɚ/.

Examples

puncture a tire
puncture a hole
The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deflate

Parts of Speech

noun	loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
noun	a small hole made by a sharp object
noun	the act of puncturing or perforating
verb	pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into “puncture a tire”
verb	make by piercing “puncture a hole”
verb	reduce or lessen the size or importance of “The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence”
verb	cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing “puncture an air balloon”
verb	be pierced or punctured “The tire punctured”

Word Forms

puncture	verb	be pierced or punctured
puncture	noun	a small hole made by a sharp object
deflator	noun	a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Punktion

Verlust des Luftdrucks in einem Reifen, wenn ein scharfer Gegenstand ein Loch verursacht

🇫🇷French

ponction

perte de pression d'air dans un pneu lorsqu'un trou est fait par un objet pointu

🇪🇸Spanish

punción

Pérdida de presión de aire en un neumático cuando un objeto punzante hace un agujero.

🇮🇹Italian

foratura

perdita di pressione dell'aria in uno pneumatico quando viene praticato un foro da un oggetto appuntito

🇳🇱Dutch

lekke band

verlies van luchtdruk in een band wanneer er een gat wordt gemaakt door een scherp voorwerp

🇵🇹Portuguese

punção

perda de pressão de ar em um pneu quando um buraco é feito por algum objeto pontiagudo

🇷🇺Russian

прокол

потеря давления воздуха в шине при проколе острым предметом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंचर

जब किसी नुकीली चीज से टायर में छेद हो जाता है तो उसमें हवा का दबाव कम हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

খোঁচা

কোনো ধারালো বস্তু দ্বারা গর্ত তৈরি হলে টায়ারের বায়ুচাপ কমে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பஞ்சர்

ஒரு டயரில் ஏதேனும் கூர்மையான பொருளால் துளை ஏற்படும் போது காற்றழுத்தம் இழப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

పంక్చర్

ఏదైనా పదునైన వస్తువు ద్వారా రంధ్రం చేసినప్పుడు టైర్‌లో గాలి పీడనం కోల్పోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पंचर

एखाद्या धारदार वस्तूने छिद्र केल्यावर टायरमधील हवेचा दाब कमी होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પંચર

જ્યારે કોઈ તીક્ષ્ણ વસ્તુ દ્વારા છિદ્ર બનાવવામાં આવે ત્યારે ટાયરમાં હવાનું દબાણ ઓછું થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂಕ್ಚರ್

ಕೆಲವು ಚೂಪಾದ ವಸ್ತುವಿನಿಂದ ರಂಧ್ರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದಾಗ ಟೈರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಿಯ ಒತ್ತಡದ ನಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പഞ്ചർ

ചില മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വസ്തുക്കൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഒരു ദ്വാരം ഉണ്ടാക്കുമ്പോൾ ടയറിലെ വായു മർദ്ദം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਕਚਰ

ਟਾਇਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਦਬਾਅ ਦਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਦੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੋਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنکچر

ٹائر میں ہوا کے دباؤ کا نقصان جب کسی تیز چیز سے سوراخ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

穿刺

当尖锐物体打孔时轮胎气压损失

🇯🇵Japanese

穿刺

鋭利な物体によって穴が開いたときのタイヤの空気圧の損失

🇰🇷Korean

찌름

날카로운 물체에 의해 구멍이 뚫렸을 때 타이어의 공기압이 손실되는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đâm thủng

Sự mất áp suất không khí trong lốp xe khi một vật sắc nhọn tạo ra một lỗ thủng

🇹🇭Thai

เจาะ

การสูญเสียแรงดันอากาศในยางเมื่อมีการทำรูด้วยวัตถุมีคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tusukan

hilangnya tekanan udara pada ban ketika lubang dibuat oleh benda tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

mabutas

pagkawala ng presyon ng hangin sa isang gulong kapag ang isang butas ay ginawa ng ilang matulis na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tusukan

kehilangan tekanan udara dalam tayar apabila lubang dibuat oleh objek tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثقب

فقدان ضغط الهواء في الإطار عندما يحدث ثقب بواسطة جسم حاد

🇮🇷Persian

سوراخ کردن

از دست دادن فشار هوا در لاستیک هنگامی که سوراخی توسط جسم تیز ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

delik

Keskin bir nesneyle delik açıldığında lastikteki hava basıncı kaybı

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶקֶר

אובדן לחץ אוויר בצמיג כאשר חור נוצר על ידי חפץ חד כלשהו

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