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orifice
The definition of an orifice is an opening, especially an opening to the body or the opening of a tube or pipe.
(noun)The mouth is an example of an orifice.
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See orifice in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
a mouth or aperture of a tube, cavity, etc.; opening
Origin: Fr < LL orificium < L os (gen. oris), a mouth (see oral) + -ficere < facere, to make, do
Related Forms:
- orificial adjective
See orifice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An opening, especially to a cavity or passage of the body; a mouth or vent.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin ōrificium
Origin: : Latin ōs, ōr-, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + Latin -ficium, a making, doing (from facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots)
.Related Forms:
- orˌi·fiˈcial (-fĭshˈəl) adjective
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