Orifice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹɪfɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒɹɪfɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒɹɪfɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹɪfɪs/.

Examples

the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

porta opening

Parts of Speech

noun	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity “the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart”

Word Forms

open

verb

have an opening or passage or outlet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Öffnung

eine Öffnung oder ein Loch, das in eine Körperhöhle mündet

🇪🇸Spanish

orificio

una abertura o agujero que se abre hacia una cavidad corporal

🇮🇹Italian

orifizio

un'apertura o un foro che si apre in una cavità corporea

🇳🇱Dutch

opening

een opening of gat dat uitmondt in een lichaamsholte

🇵🇹Portuguese

orifício

uma abertura ou buraco que se abre para uma cavidade corporal

🇷🇺Russian

отверстие

отверстие или отверстие, которое открывается в полость тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिद्र

एक छिद्र या छेद जो शारीरिक गुहा में खुलता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিদ্র

একটি অ্যাপারচার বা গর্ত যা একটি শারীরিক গহ্বরে খোলে

🇮🇳Tamil

துளை

உடல் குழிக்குள் திறக்கும் துளை அல்லது துளை

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్వారం

శరీర కుహరంలోకి తెరుచుకునే ఎపర్చరు లేదా రంధ్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

छिद्र

एक छिद्र किंवा छिद्र जे शारीरिक पोकळीत उघडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓરિફિસ

એક છિદ્ર અથવા છિદ્ર જે શારીરિક પોલાણમાં ખુલે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಂಧ್ರ

ದ್ಯುತಿರಂಧ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ರಂಧ್ರವು ದೈಹಿಕ ಕುಹರದೊಳಗೆ ತೆರೆಯುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദ്വാരം

ഒരു ശരീര അറയിലേക്ക് തുറക്കുന്ന ഒരു അപ്പെർച്ചർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്വാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੱਤ

ਇੱਕ ਅਪਰਚਰ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਰੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਗੁਫਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوراخ

ایک یپرچر یا سوراخ جو جسمانی گہا میں کھلتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孔

通向体腔的孔或洞

🇯🇵Japanese

オリフィス

体腔に開く開口部または穴

🇰🇷Korean

구멍

신체의 구멍으로 열리는 구멍이나 구멍

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỗ thoát nước

một khẩu độ hoặc lỗ mở vào khoang cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ปาก

ช่องหรือรูที่เปิดเข้าไปในโพรงร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

lubang

lubang atau lubang yang membuka ke dalam rongga tubuh

🇲🇾Malay

orifis

apertur atau lubang yang membuka ke dalam rongga badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فتحة

فتحة أو ثقب يفتح في تجويف جسدي

🇮🇷Persian

روزنه

روزنه یا سوراخی که به داخل حفره بدن باز می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

delik

vücut boşluğuna açılan bir açıklık veya delik

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶּתַח

פתח או חור הנפתחים לתוך חלל גוף

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The primary meaning of 'orifice' is 'an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity'.

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Using 'orifice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'orifice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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