Other Definitions aperture (enc)
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Aperture| Noun | 1. | aperture - a device that controls amount of light admittedcamera, 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. | | | 2. | aperture - a natural opening in somethingpupil - 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 smallmouthpiece - 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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