pin·hole

[pin-hohl]
noun
1.
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
2.
a hole for a pin to go through; tiny aperture.

Origin:
1670–80; pin + hole

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pinhole (ˈpɪnˌhəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a small hole made with or as if with a pin
2.  archery the exact centre of an archery target, in the middle of the gold zone

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Pinhole is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
If x-ray beam is up, scan pinhole to center the pinhole with x-ray.
Chameleons' eyelids are fused together, leaving only a pinhole open over the pupil.
Light that does not go in exactly the right direction does not make it through the pinhole, and so cannot blur the image you see.
The set linked to above also has a pinhole attachment that fixes the aperture, forcing you to adjust shutter speed to compensate.
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