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Definition of "aperture" []

  • An opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit. (noun)
  • A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror. (noun)
  • The diameter of such an opening, often expressed as an f-number. (noun)
  • The diameter of the objective of a telescope. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "aperture" in a sentence
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  • "In retailing the size of the aperture is often used to provide shoppers with clues about what is in a store."
  • "If in the walls surrounding this cavity a small aperture is made through which radiation issues, we obtain a radiation which is independent of the nature of the emitting body, and is wholly determined by the temperature."