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1. (n.) aperture
an opening, as a hole, slit, or gap.
2. aperture
Also called aperture stop. an opening, usu. circular, that limits the quantity of light that can enter an optical instrument, as the lens of a camera.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L apertūra=apert(us), ptp. of aperīre to open (see aperient ) +-ūra -ure)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) aperture
a device that controls amount of light admitted
2. (noun) aperture
a natural opening in something
3. (noun) aperture
an man-made opening; usually small
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1. (noun) aperture
the act of opening
2. (noun) aperture
an opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall
3. (noun) aperture
the diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture
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Sense: an opening or hole.
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 Afrikaans: gaatjie |
 Arabic: ثُقْب، فَتْحَه |
 Bulgarian: отвор |
 Brazilian: abertura |
 Czech: otvor, díra |
 German: dieÖffnung |
 Danish: åbning; hul |
 Greek: άνοιγμα, τρύπα |
 Spanish: abertura |
 Estonian: ava |
 Farsi: روزنه |
 Finnish: reikä |
 French: ouverture |
 Hebrew: פֶּתָח |
 Hindi: छेद |
 Croatian: otvor |
 Hungarian: rés |
 Indonesian: celah, lobang |
 Icelandic: gat, op |
 Italian: apertura |
 Japanese: 開き口 |
 Korean: 구멍 |
 Lithuanian: plyšys |
 Latvian: caurums; sprauga |
 Malay: lubang |
 Dutch: opening |
 Norwegian: åpning, hull |
 Polish: otwór |
 Persian: روزنه |
 Pashto: دریڅه |
 Portuguese: abertura |
 Romanian: deschizătură |
 Russian: отверстие |
 Slovak: otvor |
 Slovenian: odprtina |
 Serbian: otvor |
 Swedish: öppning, glugg, hål |
 Thai: ช่อง |
 Turkish: delik |
 Taiwanese: 開孔 |
 Ukrainian: отвір; щілина |
 Urdu: سوراخ ، شگاف |
 Vietnamese: lỗ hổng |
 Chinese: 孔 |
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