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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

Synthetic aperture radar operates by transmitting microwave pulses from a moving satellite or aircraft toward Earth's surface and then combining the returning signals into detailed images.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

The aperture was so screened and narrow, that curtain or shutter had been deemed unnecessary; and when I stooped down and put aside the spray of foliage shooting over it, I could see all within.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

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

He never knows exactly what will be revealed in the resulting apertures.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

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

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


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