small hole
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmallandhole
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small
adjective
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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hole
noun[C]
uk/həʊl/us/hoʊl/
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through ...
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(Definition ofsmallandholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsmall hole
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This can be accomplished only by choosing relativelysmallholedensities near the wellbore ends.
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Suppose asmallholeis made in the table.
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A problem with possible physiological applications concerns the escape of a viscous fluid through asmallholein a wall.
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The experimenter observes the infant through asmallholein the booth.
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The oocytes are paired in chambers separated by a coverslip in which there is asmallhole.
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Asmallholewas made above the injection site for penetration of the injection needle.
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Asmallholein the screen was present directly above the computer monitor, allowing observers to monitor the infant's behavior.
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In every case, asmallholehad been punched in the strawboard and the larvae removed through this.
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The skin was incised over the skull, and asmallholewas made on the dorsal skull with a dental drill.
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Asmallholewas made in the limbus of the right eye with a 26-gauge needle.
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To prevent this, each embryo was placed individually into asmallholemade by pressing a fine needle onto the plastic dish under the medium.
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The embryos were aggregated in asmallholein a culture dish.
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It had asmallholethat permitted radiation to pass to the spectrometer.
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It is not known whether, in the long term, it is preferable to have asmallholein the atrial septum or a foreign device in the heart.
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Frass-filled endocarps opened by squirrels often had a single,smallholeper seed, whereas endocarps with intact seeds had larger and sometimes multiple holes per seed (pers. obs.).
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In one condition, participants were instructed to place the chip into asmallhole, whereas in another condition, participants were instructed to toss the chip into a large cup.
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They may be old bell pits, which have asmallholein the top.
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This one has been described as putting asmallholein the boat below the water line.
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The first is, say, the case of asmallholein a roof.
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