as in hole
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
you can adjust the aperture on this camera's lens by pushing this button
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Recent Examples of aperture
Onboard Biomass is a P-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument.
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 12 May 2025
The latest model corrects course by doubling the laser aperture and more than halving the time necessary to get those same collagen-boosting benefits.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
What’s The Best Way To Photograph The Northern Lights?
With a regular camera, a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting are recommended for capturing the northern lights, photography experts told National Geographic.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
To get granular data, the researchers behind the new study turned to interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) measurements taken from satellites.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 12 May 2025
The latest model corrects course by doubling the laser aperture and more than halving the time necessary to get those same collagen-boosting benefits.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
What’s The Best Way To Photograph The Northern Lights?
With a regular camera, a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting are recommended for capturing the northern lights, photography experts told National Geographic.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
To get granular data, the researchers behind the new study turned to interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) measurements taken from satellites.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aperture
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Despite his success, DeBoer’s tenure in Dallas will now be best remembered for his snap decision to pull starting goaltender Jake Oettinger after the Stars fell into an early 2-0 hole in their elimination game against Edmonton last week.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Three holes were drilled in his skull to reduce the pressure on his brain (those holes were later filled with titanium plugs).—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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But Mbappe chose to distance himself from that debate and his opening season was different to Ronaldo’s.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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His first foul came at the 3:08 mark of the opening quarter, bumping Obi Toppin out of bounds on a drive.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
27 Nov. 2024
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Like other Ediacaran fossils, Quaestio doesn't seem to posses any orifices.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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The crevice attachment’s usefulness isn’t limited to just appliances.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The vacuum has a run time of 48 minutes and includes a short crevice tool and a small dusting brush.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the video circulated by TMZ, Lovato wore a strapless bridal gown with a dramatic thigh slit while the groom was decked out in a black tuxedo.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 May 2025
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The high slit allows for the perfect amount of airflow, and the linen fabric blend also has cooling properties that won’t trap heat.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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“Aperture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aperture. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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