aperture

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The latest version, made by ASML, performs high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

A hermit crab will inspect a shell with care, running antennae and claws over its contours, before delicately lowering its rear end into the aperture.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

"I learned how to shoot at night, adjust shutter speed and aperture," said Keerthi, who lives in the Tenkasi district.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

When Elwood meets Turner, Ross begins to switch between their vantage points, widening the film’s emotional aperture in the process.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

“We need a mechanism for sealing off the upper aperture too,” Quentin said.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam