passage vs orifice

orifice vs passage

passage and orifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passage	Yes	No	No	No
orifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, orifice is a hyponym of passage; that is, orifice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passage:

passage: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
orifice: an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

Other hyponyms of passage include birth canal, meatus, opening, porta, canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, sinusoid, carpal tunnel, root canal, esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagus, epicardia, fauces, fistula, sinus, shunt.

passage (noun)	orifice (noun)
a journey usually by ship	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
the passing of a law by a legislative body
the act of passing something to another person
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a short section of a musical composition
the motion of one object relative to another

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