aperture

Gaofen 3 uses 'synthetic aperture radar,' or SAR, which emits microwave pulses to gather data, capturing imagery at any time of day or night, regardless of cloud cover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

In the video’s limited aperture, Gamble’s arrest alongside a suburban highway could have been anywhere.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Cyclists completing the Whitehaven to Sunderland route are greeted with a view of Roker Lighthouse through an aperture, carved into a six-and-a-half-tonne slab of black granite.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Fischer then pointed to the camera aperture he’d complained about the previous day, and quickly left the stage with his clock running.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

To open it up to the street, the architects chose the motif of “frames, apertures and doorways.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Fractions of a second count and he can change apertures and focuses with a flick of his finger without taking his eyes from his quarry.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

There are pinholes in the murk, apertures such as the Instagram feeds of Gaza photographers and a small number of testimonies that slip through.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

Only when approaching the smallest apertures, which were half a wingspan wide, would the birds automatically resort to the tuck and glide, even though they were unfamiliar with the setup.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023

Other than this there were no openings or apertures through which light could seep.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson