orifice

English

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin orificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of os (“mouth”) + facere (“to make”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

orifice (plural orifices)

1. A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as,
   • the orifice of an artery or vein
   • the orifice of a wound

Translations

mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe

• Armenian: բացվածք (hy) (bac’vaçk’), անցք (hy) (anc’k’), ծակ (hy) (çak)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 孔 (cmn) (kǒng), 口 (cmn) (kǒu)

• Finnish: aukko (1), reikä (1)
• French: orifice (fr) m
• German: Öffnung f (1)
• Icelandic: (an opening) op (is) n, (a mouth) munnur (is) m

• Italian: orifizio (it) m, orificio (it) m
• Japanese: くち (kuchi), 開口部 (かいこうぶ , kaikōbu ), 孔 (あな, ana)
• Portuguese: orifício (pt) m
• Russian: отверстие (ru) (otvérstije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: beul (gd) m, fosgladh (gd) m
• Swedish: öppning (sv) c, mynning (sv) c