pinhole
US/ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/
pinhole noun: a small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin.
Noun
pinhole (plural pinholes)
- A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
- 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.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 216
- A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service.
- A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.
Verb
pinhole (third-person singular simple present pinholes, present participle pinholing, simple past and past participle pinholed)
- To form one or more pinholes in.
pinhole meaning in Tamil
pinhole in Tamil
- ஊசித்துளை, ஊசித்தொளை
Forms of pinhole
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pinholes |
| alternative form | pin-hole |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pinholes |
| present participle | pinholing |
| past participle | pinholed |
| past | pinholed |
Origin of pinhole
From pin + hole.
Words formed from pinhole
- pinhole camera
- pinhole chert
- pinhole detector
- pinhole glasses
- pinhole grass
- pinhole pupil
Phrases with pinhole
Questions about pinhole
- What does pinhole mean?
- Pinhole means a small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin.
- What is pinhole in Tamil?
- Pinhole in Tamil is ஊசித்துளை, ஊசித்தொளை. See Pinhole meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pinhole?
- Pinhole can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pinhole?
- Pinhole is pronounced /ˈpɪnˌhoʊl/ (US).
- What is the plural of pinhole?
- The plural of pinhole is pinholes.
Words near pinhole in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pinhole (page history and authors); pinhole (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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