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Definitions for Aperture
[1] an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
[2] Also called aperture stop . Optics . an opening, usually circular, that limits the quantity of light that can enter an optical instrument.
[3] a hole, gap, crack, slit, or other opening
[4] 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
Words related to Aperture
vent, interstice, slit, chasm, slot, cut, eye, fissure, space, passage, slash, crack, breach, gash, opening, gap, break, outlet, puncture, cleft
Words nearby Aperture
aperitive, apert's syndrome, apert-crouzon syndrome, apertognathia, apertometer, aperture, aperture card, aperture priority, aperture ratio, aperture synthesis, aperture-priority
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
ap′ er•tur′al adj.
Word origin for Aperture
C15: from Late Latin apertūra opening, from Latin aperīre to open
Synonyms for Aperture
breach, break, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cut, eye, fissure, gap, gash, interstice, opening, orifice, outlet, passage, perforation, pinhole, puncture, rift, rupture, slash, slit, slot, space, vent