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Definition of Aperture
1. Noun. A device that controls amount of light admitted.
2. Noun. A natural opening in something.
Specialized synonyms: Pupil, Micropyle, Pore, Stoma, Stomate
Generic synonyms: Hole
3. Noun. An man-made opening; usually small.
Definition of Aperture
1. n. The act of opening.
Definition of Aperture
1. Noun. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. ¹
2. Noun. (optics) Something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system. ¹
3. Noun. (context: astronomy photography) The diameter of the aperture (in the sense above) which restricts the width of the light path through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens. e.g. a telescope may have a 100 cm aperture. ¹
4. Noun. (mathematics rare of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aperture
1. an opening [n -S] - See also: opening
Medical Definition of Aperture
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