Orifice synonyms

ôr'ə-fĭs, ŏr'-

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opening
The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open:
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cleft
A crack, crevice, or split.
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crack
A moment; an instant:
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hole (related)
The definition of a hole is a hollow place, opening or break in something.
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aperture
The opening, or the diameter of the opening, in a camera, telescope, etc. through which light passes into the lens
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inlet
A narrow passage of water, as between two islands.
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pore
A tiny opening, usually microscopic, as in plant leaves or skin, through which fluids may be absorbed or discharged
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slit
A long, narrow opening or crack
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slot
A narrow opening; a groove or slit:
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vent
(Zoology) The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
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outlet
A passage for escape or exit; a vent.
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open (related)
A sports event in which anybody can compete; as, the Australian Open.
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porta
(Anatomy) The foramen of Monro.
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protrusion (related)
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nostril (related)
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nasal-cavity (related)
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urethra (related)
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exhaust-pipe (related)
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  • Genital orifice not covered by an operculum.

  • He had discovered a contraction in the vein of fluid (vena contracta) which issued from the orifice, and found that, at the distance of about a diameter of the aperture, the section of the vein was contracted in the subduplicate ratio of two to one.

  • The water is expelled from the branchial chambers by one or two tubes opening by one orifice in most Batrachians.

  • There are likewise two pulmonary veins, entering the left atrium by one orifice.

  • He remarked that the flow of water from an orifice depends not only on the magnitude of the orifice itself, but also on the height of the water in the reservoir; and that a pipe employed to carry off a portion of water from an aqueduct should, as circumstances required, have a position more or less inclined to the original direction of the current.

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