opening (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Act of openingII. Formal declaration that a building, etc., is open for useIII. Beginning, esp. of a speechIV. Aperture1. fŏrāmen (strictly, a hole bored2. fĕnestra (strictly, an o. in a wall to admit light3. rīma (crack, chink)4. ōs, ōris, n. (resembling a mouth; as an o. or entrance to a cave)5. ăpertūra (rare)6. spīrāmentum (for breathing; air-hole)V. An opportunity • opening (subs.): I. Act of opening: expr. by ăpĕrio, etc.. v. to open. (Apertio v. rare.) II. Formal declaration that a building, etc., is open for use: dēdĭcātio, consecrātio. v. dedication, consecration. For a non-religious ceremony, perh. ĭnaugŭrātio (late and rare); or expr. by ve b: v. to open (A., IV.). To attend the o. of a railway, *adesse quum tanquam auspicandi causa, primus currus in via ferrata trahitur, impellitur. III. Beginning, esp. of a speech: exordium, princĭpium, etc.: v. exordium. IV. Aperture: 1. fŏrāmen (strictly, a hole bored: from foro, to pierce, bore): v. hole. Fig.: o.s from the body to the soul, (the senses), f. illa quae patent ad animum a corpore, Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 47. 2. fĕnestra (strictly, an o. in a wall to admit light: used in wider sense): o.s (loop-holes) for discharging missiles, f. ad tormenta mittenda, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, fin. he made a huge wide-mouthed o., ingentem lato dedit ore f., Virg. Aen. 2, 482: cf. infr. (III.). 3. rīma (crack, chink): v. FISSURE. 4. ōs, ōris, n. (resembling a mouth; as an o. or entrance to a cave): v. mouth (II. 1.). 5. ăpertūra (rare): Vitr. 5, 5, 1. 6. spīrāmentum (for breathing; air-hole): Virg.: Just. V. An opportunity: Phr.: an o. for dispute, ansa (lit. handle) controversiarum, Cic. Caec. 6, extr. (v. handle, II.): to make an o. ("open a door") for crime, fenestram ad nequitiam patefacere, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 72: to present a fine o., *majoris fortunae spem opportunitatemque afferre.