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Keyhole
Meaning
Noun
●
The
hole
in a
lock
where the key is
inserted
and turns.
●
Any small
opening
resembling
the
hole
for a key
in shape
or function.
●
In Clothing:
A
circle
cut out
of a
garment
as a
decorative
effect,
typically
at the front or back
neckline
of a dress.
●
In Carpentry:
A
hole
or
excavation
in
beams
intended
to be
joined
together, to
receive
the key that
fastens
them.
●
In Engineering:
A
mortise
for a key or cotter.
●
A
transient
column
of
vapor
or
plasma
formed
when using high energy
beams
, such as
lasers
, for
welding
or cutting.
●
In Metallurgy:
A
weld
ing method in which a
hole
forms
in the
surface
immediately
ahead of
the
puddle
in the
direction
of
weld
ing. The
hole
is
filled
as the
weld
progresses.
●
In Basketball:
The
free-throw lane
together with
the
circle
surrounding
the
free-throw line
; key.
●
In Astronomy:
A
gravitational
keyhole.
Verb
●
In Firearms & Locks:
To
strike
a
target
after
wobbling
in flight
so that the long
axis
of the
bullet
does not
follow
the
line
of
flight
,
typically
due to
insufficient
spin
resulting
from the
rifling
in the barrel.
Sourced from
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