orificial
ə noun
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
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| —n | |
| Technical chiefly an opening or mouth into a cavity; vent; aperture | |
| [C16: via French from Late Latin ōrificium, from Latin ōs mouth + facere to make] | |
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Orificial
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
orifice
1540s, from M.Fr. orifice "the opening of a wound" (14c.), from L. orificium "an opening," lit. "mouth-making," from os (gen. oris) "mouth" + facere "make" (see factitious).
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orifice or·i·fice (ôr'ə-fĭs)
n.
An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent.
or'i·fi'cial (-fĭsh'əl) adj.
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