"pinhole" meaning in English

See pinhole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pinholes [plural]
Etymology: From pin + hole. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pin|hole}} pin + hole Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinhole (plural pinholes)
  1. A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
    Sense id: en-pinhole-en-noun-mlTO36Ok Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 12 23 22 25 18
  2. The aperture in a pinhole camera or camera obscura
    Sense id: en-pinhole-en-noun-xJwYrtA3 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 12 23 22 25 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 15 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 37 20 31 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 16 31 16
  3. (networking) A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service. Categories (topical): Networking
    Sense id: en-pinhole-en-noun-sDoMfz7w Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 12 23 22 25 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 15 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 37 20 31 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 16 31 16 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (meteorology) A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.
    Sense id: en-pinhole-en-noun-nlKZiFrR Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 12 23 22 25 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 15 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 37 20 31 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 16 31 16 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pin-hole Derived forms: pinhole camera, pinhole chert, pinhole detector, pinhole glasses, pinhole grass, pinhole pupil

Verb

Forms: pinholes [present, singular, third-person], pinholing [participle, present], pinholed [participle, past], pinholed [past]
Etymology: From pin + hole. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pin|hole}} pin + hole Head templates: {{en-verb}} pinhole (third-person singular simple present pinholes, present participle pinholing, simple past and past participle pinholed)
  1. (transitive) To form one or more pinholes in. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pinhole-en-verb-bvjZfVSo Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 12 23 22 25 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 38 15 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 36 16 31 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pin-hole

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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