"pinhole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pinholes [plural]
Etymology: 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
  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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 23 43 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 70 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 69 27
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: 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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pin-hole

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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