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pinhole

[ pin-hohl ]

/ ˈpɪnˌhoʊl /

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noun

a small hole made by or as by a pin.

a hole for a pin to go through; tiny aperture.

Origin of pinhole

First recorded in 1670–80; pin + hole

Words nearby pinhole

pingo, pinguecula, pinguid, pinhead, pinheaded, pinhole, pinhole camera, pinhole pupil, piniform, pinion, pinite

Example sentences from the Web for pinhole

Example: "Sam, you have no idea how big this thing was…It was like putting like a watermelon into a pinhole."

The Real Jersey Dictionary, Vol. 2 |Jaimie Etkin |October 21, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But the least crevice is sufficient for the purpose; a pinhole will do the business.

Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself, Volume II (of 2) |Benjamin Franklin
Peculiar diffused effects can be obtained by using a fine slit in place of the pinhole.

Photographic Amusements, Ninth Edition |Walter E. Woodbury and Frank R. Fraprie
I have seen a prize-winning picture in an exhibition that was made with a cigar box, with a pinhole in one end for a lens.

Outdoor Sports and Games |Claude H. Miller

The idea of photography as an art has been discussed no doubt ever since the invention of the pinhole.

Adventures in the Arts |Marsden Hartley
Beware of making so much as a pinhole in the dam that holds back their knowledge.

Over the Teacups |Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for pinhole

pinhole

/ (ˈpɪnˌhəʊl) /

noun

a small hole made with or as if with a pin

archery the exact centre of an archery target, in the middle of the gold zone