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pinhole Definition

pin·hole (pinhōl′)

noun

  1. a tiny hole made by or as by a pin
  2. a hole into which a pin or peg goes

pinhole Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: A simple method to test this is to use a pinhole made in a card.
  • have: To accomplish this, the ALG Proxy Servers require that the firewall has pinholes opened outbound to the public network through 4 specific ports.
  • make: Do not make the pinhole wide or you will only have a shaft of sunlight rather than an image of the crescent sun.
  • eliminate: This eliminates all pinholes in the window frame and sash, and provides a smoother appearance on the finished products.

Preposition: in

  • frame: This eliminates all pinholes in the window frame and sash, and provides a smoother appearance on the finished products.
  • film: Because impurity particles, moisture and pinholes in the films are critical, MicroEmissive Displays has invested heavily in Class 10 clean room facilities.

Adjective modifier

  • small: The smaller pinhole of the 50mm version seems to produce pictures that are easier to process for sharp results.
  • tiny: Unfortunately, holding open the tiny pinholes that are seen in real life would take ten times the experimentally measured yield stress.
  • multiple: A multiple pinhole is preferable for people with low vision.
  • many: There are many pinholes on the back and a few on the front.

Modifies a noun

  • camera: In effect, the entire room was turned into a large pinhole camera.
  • photography: He says 'The best aspect of pinhole photography is the simplicity.
  • lens: The camera optics were surprisingly good for what looked like a tiny pinhole lens.
  • photograph: I must firstly apologize for the subject matter in these pinhole photographs - they are not very exciting!
  • glass: Pinhole glasses are designed to improve any eye problems, especially eye focussing problems.
  • leak: In the end, pinhole leaks occur in them.

Noun used with modifier

  • color: A high quality transmitting color pinhole camera with sound, complete with a matching receiver.

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