"orifice" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒɹɪfɪs/ [UK], /ˈɔɹəfɪs/ [US] Audio: en-us-orifice.ogg [US] Forms: orifices [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin orificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of os (“mouth”) + facio (“to make”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{uder|en|LL.|orificium||an opening, literally the making of a mouth}} Late Latin orificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), {{m|la|os||mouth}} os (“mouth”), {{m|la|facio||to make}} facio (“to make”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} orifice (plural orifices)
  1. A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. Translations (mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe): բացվածք (bacʿvackʿ) (Armenian), անցք (ancʿkʿ) (Armenian), ծակ (cak) (Armenian), отвор (otvor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), отверстие (otverstie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), устие (ustie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), проход (prohod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), дюза (djuza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), жигльор (žigljor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), щуцер (štucer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), orifici [masculine] (Catalan), (kǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), (kǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), (dòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 開口 (Chinese Mandarin), 开口 (kāi kǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), åbning [common-gender] (Danish), op [neuter] (Faroese), opilsi (Faroese), aukko (Finnish), reikä (Finnish), orifice [masculine] (French), Öffnung [feminine] (German), op (english: an opening) [neuter] (Icelandic), munnur (english: a mouth) [masculine] (Icelandic), mulut (Indonesian), poll [masculine] (Irish), oscailt [feminine] (Irish), béal [masculine] (Irish), orifizio [masculine] (Italian), orificio [masculine] (Italian), (kuchi) (alt: くち) (Japanese), 開口部 (kaikōbu) (alt: かいこうぶ) (Japanese), (ana) (alt: あな) (Japanese), Ëffnung [feminine] (Luxembourgish), о́твор (ótvor) [masculine] (Macedonian), mulut (Malay), രന്ധ്രം (randhraṁ) (Malayalam), wenewene (note: of a wound) (Maori), pūaha (Maori), mānawanawa (Maori), orifício [masculine] (Portuguese), отве́рстие (otvérstije) [neuter] (Russian), beul [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), fosgladh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), orificio [masculine] (Spanish), öppning [common-gender] (Swedish), mynning [common-gender] (Swedish), bukasan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-orifice-en-noun-t-C-yqhR Disambiguation of 'mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe': 100 0
  2. (slang, derogatory) A stupid or objectionable person. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-orifice-en-noun-6f~EcX9z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 83

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          "word": "രന്ധ്രം"
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        "(slang, derogatory) A stupid or objectionable person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒɹɪfɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔɹəfɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-orifice.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/35/En-us-orifice.ogg/En-us-orifice.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/En-us-orifice.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʿvackʿ",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "բացվածք"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ancʿkʿ",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "անցք"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "cak",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "ծակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvor",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отвор"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otverstie",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отверстие"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ustie",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "устие"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prohod",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проход"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "djuza",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дюза"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "žigljor",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "жигльор"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "štucer",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "щуцер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orifici"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǒng",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "孔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǒu",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "口"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dòng",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "洞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "開口"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāi kǒu",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "开口"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "åbning"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "op"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "opilsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "reikä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orifice"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Öffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "an opening",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "op"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "a mouth",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "munnur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "mulut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poll"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oscailt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "béal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orifizio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orificio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くち",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kuchi",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "口"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいこうぶ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaikōbu",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "開口部"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ana",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "孔"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ëffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ótvor",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́твор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "mulut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "randhraṁ",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "രന്ധ്രം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of a wound",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "wenewene"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "pūaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "mānawanawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orifício"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvérstije",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отве́рстие"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beul"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fosgladh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orificio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "öppning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mynning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe",
      "word": "bukasan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "orifice"
}

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