as in hole
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
you can adjust the aperture on this camera's lens by pushing this button
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Recent Examples of aperture
Rauschenberg’s experiments with Weil opened him up, like an aperture.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Your tongue might fall back into your throat, or the throat itself might relax too much, narrowing the aperture for air to get in and causing any number of the surrounding structures to vibrate.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
The vast majority of these galaxies are too dim to spot with the naked eye, though a telescope with an aperture of at least 6 inches can reveal some of their ancient light, especially when viewed from a dark-sky location.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Using one of the company’s autonomous underwater vehicles, researchers conducted high-resolution scans of the Monitor using techniques including circular synthetic aperture sonar (CSAS).
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Your tongue might fall back into your throat, or the throat itself might relax too much, narrowing the aperture for air to get in and causing any number of the surrounding structures to vibrate.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
The vast majority of these galaxies are too dim to spot with the naked eye, though a telescope with an aperture of at least 6 inches can reveal some of their ancient light, especially when viewed from a dark-sky location.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Using one of the company’s autonomous underwater vehicles, researchers conducted high-resolution scans of the Monitor using techniques including circular synthetic aperture sonar (CSAS).
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aperture
Noun
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Round pegs found round holes all over the pitch.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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To make your yard appealing to a wide variety of bees, install several bee houses with nesting holes of varying sizes.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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Over four days in Lausanne, Real Madrid, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Club Brugge’s Under-19 teams are competing against each other — and the opening matches were not short of action.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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All this gives recovery specialists an opening.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Especially if the players in front of Oettinger insist on having the game shoved down every orifice of their body.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2026
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The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the open wounds and orifices of live animals, including humans.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The tissue surrounding these small crevices also warrants your full attention.—
Michele Ross,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
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Factors To Consider Using boiling water works for specific situations, such as borders, crevices, and small patches as well as tiny weeds with shallow root systems.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Welcoming model Amelia Gray as a guest judge, Klum posed for portraits with the 24-year-old, who paired a cropped blue-violet turtleneck with a matching low-slung slit skirt.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Its large leaves develop holes and slits that have earned it the name Swiss cheese plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Aperture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aperture. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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