pinhole

noun

pin·​hole ˈpin-ˌhōl 

: a small hole made by, for, or as if by a pin

Synonyms

• perforation
• pinprick
• prick
• punch
• puncture
• stab

Examples of pinhole in a Sentence

The water was leaking through a pinhole in the pipe.

pinholes in a bedsheet will look like stars if you shine a light from behind it

Recent Examples on the Web

The devices can also be placed over card readers at ATMs, or use pinhole cameras to record customers entering their PINs, according to the FBI. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025

After regrouping at Williams’s flat in the previous episode, everyone now has to flee from a massive gunfight with the Clarks, who are still after Kai-Ming and that ever-elusive pinhole camera. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

Sunlight will pass through the gaps like pinholes, projecting mini eclipses onto the ground or a canvas. —Austin American-Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024

How to turn a box into a pinhole projector to view the eclipse Another way to make a pinhole projector includes a box, tape, scissors, foil and paper. —Austin American-Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pinhole

noun

pin·​hole -ˌhōl 

: a very small hole made by or as if by a pin