1 [U,sing.] the state of being perfect:
technical / physical perfection * The fish was cooked to perfection. * The novel achieves a perfection of form that is quite new. * His performance was perfection (= sth perfect).
2 [U,sing.] the act of making sth perfect by doing the final improvements:
They have been working on the perfection of the new model.
IDIOMS see COUNSELn.
