orifice
IPA: ˈɔrʌfʌs
noun
- A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
- (slang, derogatory) A stupid or objectionable person.
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Examples of "orifice" in Sentences
- Each peephole has a central orifice therein.
- In the walls of the cubicle there were three orifices.
- The orifice communicates with the downstream end of the path.
- The receptacle and adhesive network covers the penile orifice.
- The contents of the container are dispensed through this orifice.
- The remaining portion of the pressure loss occurs in the orifice.
- Lesions of the cardiac orifice of the stomach produced by vomiting.
- The chamber communicates the orifices with each other when the valve is open.
- The orifice of the nozzle is directed at the aperture of the piston cavities.
- The channel is located such that the orifice opens into the base of the channel.
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