Aperture

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  • noun. An opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.
  • noun. The diameter of such an opening, often expressed as an f-number.
  • noun. The diameter of the objective of a telescope.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of opening out or unfolding.
  • noun. An opening; a hole, orifice, gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage or perforation; any direct way for ingress or egress.
  • noun. In geometry, the space between two intersecting right lines.
  • noun. In optics, the diameter of the exposed part of the object-glass in a telescope or other optical instrument.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of opening.
  • noun. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole.
  • noun. The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.
  • noun. Something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array.
  • noun. The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a device that controls amount of light admitted
  • noun. an man-made opening; usually small
  • noun. a natural opening in something
  • Word Usage
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