orifice

noun

or·i·fice ˈȯr-ə-fəs How to pronounce orifice (audio)

ˈär-

: an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass

an anatomical orifice

the nozzle orifice

the cone built up from the cinders around the eruption orifice

R. H. Mohlenbrock

orificial

ˌȯr-ə-ˈfi-shəl How to pronounce orifice (audio)

ˌär-

adjective

Synonyms

aperture
hole
opening
perforation

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

the mouth is a bodily orifice

Recent Examples on the Web The final shot shows Caleb screaming as flies crawl over his face, presumably seeking an orifice through which to enter the body and assume control.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022 Bad idea: Inviting schoolchildren to visit your orifice.

Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021 So, whatever got in every single orifice of my body was organic.

Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2021 In another version of the story, Athena just walked out of Zeus’ head through some orifice or other.

Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 While surface transmission of covid is rare, Nelson noted that a child who touches their germy mask and then touches an orifice in their face could increase their risk of getting sick.

Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021 As yet unfamiliar with the facts of birth, the idea that something so substantial could pop out of a clearly diminutive orifice seemed preposterous.

Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021 Both sexes have cloacas, the anal orifice, an all-purpose vent.

Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021 What if our bodies — and those of other mammals like pigs and rodents — were capable of breathing through a different, but also familiar orifice?

Mike Wehner, BGR, 15 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin orificium, from Latin or-, os mouth + facere to make, do — more at oral, do

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	orifice
释义	orifice noun or·i·fice ˈȯr-ə-fəs ˈär- : an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass an anatomical orifice the nozzle orifice the cone built up from the cinders around the eruption orifice R. H. Mohlenbrock orificial ˌȯr-ə-ˈfi-shəl ˌär- adjective Synonyms aperture hole opening perforation See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the mouth is a bodily orifice Recent Examples on the Web The final shot shows Caleb screaming as flies crawl over his face, presumably seeking an orifice through which to enter the body and assume control. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022 Bad idea: Inviting schoolchildren to visit your orifice. Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021 So, whatever got in every single orifice of my body was organic. Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2021 In another version of the story, Athena just walked out of Zeus’ head through some orifice or other. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 While surface transmission of covid is rare, Nelson noted that a child who touches their germy mask and then touches an orifice in their face could increase their risk of getting sick. Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021 As yet unfamiliar with the facts of birth, the idea that something so substantial could pop out of a clearly diminutive orifice seemed preposterous. Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021 Both sexes have cloacas, the anal orifice, an all-purpose vent. Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021 What if our bodies — and those of other mammals like pigs and rodents — were capable of breathing through a different, but also familiar orifice? Mike Wehner, BGR, 15 May 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin orificium, from Latin or-, os mouth + facere to make, do — more at oral, do First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition orifice noun or·i·fice ˈȯr-ə-fəs, ˈär- : an opening through which something may pass orifice noun as in aperture a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing the mouth is a bodily orifice Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance aperture hole crevice opening slit perforation fissure inlet crack cleft slot space pore outlet mouth vent gash rupture intake entrance loophole tear exit puncture pinhole slash breach punch rift notch cranny keyhole rent split airhole cut chink buttonhole pinprick pothole peephole wormhole break knothole armhole Antonyms & Near Antonyms seal plug filling obstruction patch barrier filler stopper fill obstacle blockage See More
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orifice

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