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orifice Definition

ori·fice (ôrə fis, är-)

noun

a mouth or aperture of a tube, cavity, etc.; opening

Etymology: Fr < LL orificium < L os (gen. oris), a mouth (see oral) + -ficere < facere, to make, do

orifice Related Forms

or′i·fi·cial (--fis̸həl) adjective

orifice Synonyms

orifice

n.

opening, cleft, crack; see hole 1, 2.

orifice Usage Examples

Preposition: of

uterus: But this composition must touch the orifice of the uterus at a moment of extreme excitement.

Converse of object

  • have: In fact considering where most Tories speak from it means they will have two orifices to spout their ridiculous policies from instead of one.
  • include: Only £ 49 View details Solaria Junior Massage Table Portable, collapsible, it includes a respiratory face orifice.

Adjective modifier

  • bodily: Anthony Gormley's figures Mold, Hole and Passage are amusing as they display their major bodily orifices to the world.
  • various: Various orifices allow operator to choose degrees of dryness of fog.
  • back: One well know program for this is ' Back Orifice ' .
  • small: Eggs are expelled to the exterior through a muscular vagina, ending in the small orifice of the vulva.
  • other: Perhaps it just, uh, came out your other orifices.
  • urethral: The index finger of the non-dominant hand is inserted into the vaginal orifice and the urethral orifice is palpated on the anterior vaginal wall.

Modifies a noun

  • plate: The traditional orifice plate has been for many years the standard measuring device for all systems.
  • size: The valves come in four orifice sizes: 0.6mm, 1.0mm, 1.4mm and 2.0mm.
  • meter: Air from the ambient passes through the test channel, an orifice flow meter and then is aspirated from a centrifugal blower.
  • flow: It is a relatively complex network of ' common orifice flow ' components ( type 40 ).
  • preprocessor: Overview The Snort Back Orifice preprocessor contains a buffer overflow that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Noun used with modifier

  • body: Intimate samples include blood, semen or other bodily fluids, dental impressions or a swab from any body orifice other than the mouth.
  • nozzle: Cone The more luminous part of a flame, which is adjacent to the nozzle orifice.
  • jet: For cleaning of the jet orifice the striking pin can be moved sideways.
  • valve: This is achieved by means of a counter balance chamber of similar area to the valve seat orifice.
  • canal: The anesthetic is placed just as the nerve loops into the canal orifice.
  • expansion: On its being exhausted this cooled air was utilized to extract heat from the portion to be expanded at an expansion orifice.