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aperture

[ap-er-cher] / ˈæp ər tʃər /


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He brought out Kehlani for “Folded,” another perfectly regal ballad that revels in a small aperture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The outcome is a virtual synthetic aperture that is far larger than any individual sensor.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Narrator Jodie Foster widens the film’s aperture a bit early on, referring to the period “between Watergate and the Bicentennial” as the documentary’s focus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

A camera’s aperture widens during filming to capture the full spectacle.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

The dish, one of the most distinctive landmarks on the Fairbanks skyline, had been erected to collect data from satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar of Walt McCandless’s design.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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