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aperture

[ap-er-cher] / ˈæp ər tʃər /


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One of Sentinel-3C's most important instruments, its synthetic aperture radar altimeter, is designed to measure the height of the ocean surface with high precision.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

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

Multi-layer soft materials first generate a rough mechanical conformation to the substrate, reducing leaking apertures to just micrometres.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024

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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