Pinhole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pinhole is a noun meaning A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin.
Meaning
A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin.
More Meanings
- The aperture in a pinhole camera or camera obscura
- (networking) A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service.
- (meteorology) A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.
- (transitive) To form one or more pinholes in.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- pinholes
- pin-hole
- pinholing
- pinholed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include collimator, microhole, pindot, pinprick, photohole, micropore.
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