different between carpentry vs fabrication

English

Etymology

From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.

Noun

carpentry (countable and uncountable, plural carpentries)

1. (uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
2. (countable) A carpenter's workshop.
3. (uncountable) The work and objects produced by a carpenter.

Synonyms

• carpenting

Related terms

• see carpenter

Translations

See also

• cabinetmaking
• joinery

Wikibooks

English

Etymology

From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /fæb???ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

fabrication (countable and uncountable, plural fabrications)

1. (uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture

   the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government

2. (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood

   The story is doubtless a fabrication.

3. (cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.

Related terms

• fabricate
• fabricating
• fabric

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.b?i.ka.sj??/

Noun

fabrication f (plural fabrications)

1. manufacture, manufacturing
2. fabrication
3. production