pinhole

noun

pin·​hole ˈpin-ˌhōl How to pronounce pinhole (audio)
: a small hole made by, for, or as if by a pin

Examples of pinhole in a Sentence

The water was leaking through a pinhole in the pipe. pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it
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Try a do-it-yourself indirect viewer, like a pinhole projector or funnel viewer. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 Dry off the garden hose and wrap the tape around the hose to cover and seal the pinhole leak. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024 Some students may opt to go old school, with pinhole cameras, which can be fashioned usually with just a few items, including paper and tin foil. Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024 But never face the sun and look directly at it through the pinhole. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pinhole 

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pinhole was in 1612

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“Pinhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinhole. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

pinhole

noun
pin·​hole -ˌhōl How to pronounce pinhole (audio)
: a very small hole made by or as if by a pin

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