English
Etymology
w:Middle English|Middle English, from w:Old French|Old French, from w:Vulgar Latin|Late Latin orificium, compound of os, mouth + -ficium.
Pronunciation
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Noun
orifice (Plural: orifices)
- 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
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Finnish: aukko (1), reikä (1)
French: orifice
German: Öffnung f (1)
Icelandic: op n (opening), munnur m (mouth)
Italian: orifizio, orificio
Japanese: ãã¡, é–‹å£éƒ¨, å”
Russian: отверÑтие n
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ro:orifice
ru:orifice
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