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The answer PINHOLE has 34 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of pinhole in various dictionaries:
noun - a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
A tiny puncture made by or as if by a pin.
noun - a small hole made by a pin
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Possible Crossword Clues |
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Film flaw |
Tiny aperture |
It's hard to see through |
A poster may have one |
Small aperture |
Tiny opening |
Tiny puncture |
It admits very little light |
Camera obscura feature |
Flask flaw |
Possible Dictionary Clues |
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A tiny puncture made by or as if by a pin. |
a very small hole. |
a small puncture that might have been made by a pin |
A very small hole. |
a very small hole made by or as if by a pin |
a very small hole made by a pin or by something like it |
Pinhole description |
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A pinhole is a small hole, usually made by pressing a thin, pointed object such as a pin through an easily penetrated material such as a fabric or a very thin layer of metal. Similar holes made by other means are also often called pinholes. Pinholes may be intentionally made for various reasons. For example, in optics pinholes are used as apertures to select certain rays of light. This is used in pinhole cameras to form an image without the use of a lens. Pinholes on produce packaging have been used to control the atmosphere and relative humidity within the packaging.In many fields, however, pinholes are a harmful and unwanted side-effect of manufacturing processes. For example, in the assembly of microcircuits, pinholes in the dielectric insulator layer coating the circuit can cause the circuit to fail. Therefore, "[t]o avoid pinholes that might protrude through the entire thickness of the dielectric layer, it is a common practice to screen several layers of dielectric with drying and |