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noun an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
Also called aperture stop .Optics . an opening, usually circular, that limits the quantity of light that can enter an optical instrument.
Origin of aperture 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin apertūra an opening, equivalent to apert (us ) opened (past participle of aperīre; aper (i )- (see aperient) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūra -ure
OTHER WORDS FROM aperture ap·er·tur·al [ap -er-choo r-uh l], /ˈæp ərˌtʃʊər əl/, adjective ap·er·tured, adjective Words nearby aperture aperitive, Apert-Crouzon syndrome, apertognathia, apertometer, Apert's syndrome, aperture , aperture card, aperture-priority, aperture synthesis, apery, apeshit
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Example sentences from the Web for aperture It essentially boils down to your aperture , the focal length of your lens, and your distance from the subject.
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Its 8-megapixel camera, inclusive of true-tone and dual-LED f/2.2 aperture flashes, features optical image stabilization.
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“Administration officials favorite phrase these days is that, ‘you have to widen the aperture ,’” says Bockenfeld.
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His book of essays, Photography After Frank , was recently published by Aperture .
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His book of essays, Photography After Frank, was recently published by Aperture .
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But as this image shows, the nails actually went through an aperture in the wrists.
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Then the figure of a man appeared in the aperture , and all was dark again.
Romance of California Life | John Habberton
Alongside of this aperture the globe contains another one, Λ, through which it communicates with the interior of the ewer.
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Then, satisfied as to this, he quietly mounted it till he could insert his hand into the aperture .
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank Aubrey
But should not the aperture in the top floor have been observed by the class?
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I arose, and felt with my fingers for the seams or cracks of the aperture .
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British Dictionary definitions for aperture noun a hole, gap, crack, slit, or other opening
physics a usually circular and often variable opening in an optical instrument or device that controls the quantity of radiation entering or leaving it the diameter of such an opening See also relative aperture Word Origin for aperture C15: from Late Latin apertūra opening, from Latin aperīre to open
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Words related to aperture vent, interstice, slit, chasm, slot, cut, eye, fissure, space, passage, slash, crack, breach, gash, opening, gap, break, outlet, puncture, cleft
Medical definitions for aperture n. An opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit.
A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a microscope, a camera, or a telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.
The diameter of such an opening.
The diameter of the objective of a telescope or microscope.
Other words from aperture ap′ er•tur′al adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.