aperture

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To reduce the overall system size, the researchers used small telescopes with an optical aperture of 47 mm as the receiving optics.

From Science Daily

“The implication is clear: expand the aperture wide enough and we are all related,” Halperin said.

From New York Times

The team used a "synthetic aperture," a technique combining several images taken from different illuminated angles to create a clearer overall picture.

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Engram and her UAF colleagues used synthetic aperture radar data from 12 reaches on eight Alaska rivers to create a river ice classification system that can be used in northern high-latitudes from October through January.

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It has a door in it and a rectangular aperture like a window without glass.

From New York Times