pin-holes

Needle-made light openings

Pin-holes are tiny perforations, typically just large enough for a pin to pass through.

The term describes any small puncture or opening: Light leaked through pin-holes in the curtain.

A pinhole camera uses a tiny aperture instead of a lens to project an image.

Pin-holes in materials often indicate wear, manufacturing defects, or deliberate design.

light

perforation

Hole punched through something

pricked · specks · filtered light · dappled · screen · lantern · luminaria

photography

camera obscura

Dark chamber, projected image

focal length · sharpness · diffraction · long exposure · film · darkroom · lensless · vignette · sun print · cyanotype

defects

corrosion

Chemical wearing away

porosity · bubbles · voids · oxidation · erosion · quality control · inspection · deterioration

textiles

needle marks

Injection site scarring

  • laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
  • eyeletSmall reinforced hole
  • meshInterlocking open weave

netting · embroidery · cutwork · drawn thread · pulled thread · filet · tatting · openwork · darning

vision

visual disturbance

Abnormality in perception through eyes

eye test · refractive error · acuity · corrective · vision screening · optometry · astigmatism · myopia · blur · eye examination

Opposites
size of opening/aperture

pin-holeschasms

Deep narrow clefts

craters · cavities · breaches · gulfs · caverns

precision/intentionality of damage

pin-holesgashes

Deep, jagged incisions

tears · rips · slashes · rents · lacerations

presence vs. absence of openings

pin-holessolid

Firm matter state

unbroken · imperforate · whole · sealed · unblemished

Family

pinhole

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G