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aperture

[ap-er-cher] / ˈæp ər tʃər /


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They will come with an improved camera that allows users to adjust the lens aperture.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“We are going to look at opening up the aperture on how we acquire those customers, including possibly free offerings,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

But there was, indeed, a brief aperture of time in the pressure cooker of 2020 when it all seemed possible.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

The 2025/26 away kit, manufactured by sportswear firm Hummel, features a repeating geometric pattern showing the lighthouse, viewed through a circular design resembling the sculpture's aperture.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

“There’s a new one here!” the woman called Frau Mikes called through the aperture.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

Dudley hopes to conduct further experiments, perhaps with a sequence of different apertures, to determine how birds navigate multiple obstacles.

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2023

Compared to today’s smartphones, older digital cameras have fewer megapixels, which capture less detail, and built-in lenses with higher apertures, which let in less light, both of which contribute to lower-quality photos.

From New York Times Jan. 7, 2023

At the far end was the stone wall of the corrals, with apertures in the stone that were like loopholes running all along the face of each corral.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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