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aperture (enc)

Aperture

Noun1.aperture - a device that controls amount of light admitted
camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
telescope, scope - a magnifier of images of distant objects
2.aperture - a natural opening in something
eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
pupil - contractile aperture in the iris of the eye
hole - an opening into or through something
micropyle - minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
stoma, stomate, pore - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
3.aperture - an man-made opening; usually small
embouchure, mouthpiece - the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
mouthpiece - a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"
opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

 

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