pinhole

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/

Definition of pinhole

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
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noun

  1. A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
  2. The aperture in a pinhole camera or camera obscura
    “These [the eyes of the nautilus] are the simplest eyes of any large living animal -- lensless 'pinholes' that project a hazy and rather dim image onto its retinas.”
  3. A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service.
  4. A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.

verb

  1. (transitive)To form one or more pinholes in.

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Etymology

From pin + hole.

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