pinhole

(Anglais)

Noun

1. A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
2. The aperture in a pinhole camera or camera obscura
3. A port left unprotected by a firewall to allow a particular application to gain access to a service.
4. A clipping of pinhole eye, which refers to the compact eye structure associated with intense tropical cyclones.

Verb

To form one or more pinholes in.

Étymologie (Anglais)

From pin + hole.

Concepts

sténopé

Synonymes

blowhole

fumarole

perforation

pinprick

pore

prick

puncture

spiracle

sty

void

pinholing

stoma

blow hole

gas porosity

gas cavity

gas hole

chip pocket

needle hole

hordeolum stye

Traductions

Nadelloch

kleines Loch

الثقب

foro di spillo

buraco fino

ufak delik

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