Aperture

  • 81aperture — ap·er·ture || æpə‚tjÊŠÉ™ n. opening; circular hole that controls the amount of light entering a camera …

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  • 82aperture — [ apətʃə, tj(ʊ)ə] noun an opening, hole, or gap. ↘the variable opening by which light enters a camera. Origin ME: from L. apertura, from apert , aperire to open …

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  • 83aperture — n. Opening, hole, perforation, gap, cleft, rift, chasm, orifice, passage, eye, eyelet, loop hole …

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  • 84aperture — n opening, hole, eye, eyelet, eyehole, peephole, pinhole, puncture, perforation, interstice, pore, bore, airhole, spiracle; slit, crack, gash, vent, slot, rent, foramen; chink, cleft, cranny, rift, crevice, fissure, Archaic. scissure; gap, break …

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  • 85aperture — ap·er·ture …

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  • 86aperture — noun Syn: opening, hole, gap, slit, slot, vent, crevice, chink, crack; technical orifice …

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  • 87aperture — [ˈæpətʃə] noun [C] formal a small hole or space …

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  • 88aperture — ap•er•ture [[t]ˈæp ər tʃər[/t]] n. 1) an opening, as a hole, slit, or gap 2) opt Also called ap′erture stop . an opening, usu. circular, that limits the quantity of light that can enter an optical instrument, as the lens of a camera • Etymology:… …

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  • 89aperture — F/A/V an opening in a lens regulating the amount of light passing through the lens to the imager …

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  • 90Aperture — F/A/V A variable opening inside a lens that regulates the amount of light reaching the image plane. Also known as an iris. (Camera/Lighting) PP A variable opening in a camera lens to control the amount of light that hits the film or image sensor …

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