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aperture

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of aperture

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.

Synonyms of aperture

hole, opening, orifice, perforation

Words Related to aperture

breach, break, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, fissure, gash, notch, rent, rift, rupture, slash, slit, split, tear

exit, mouth, outlet, pore, vent

entrance, inlet, intake

pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture

airhole, armhole, buttonhole, keyhole, knothole, peephole, pothole, wormhole

Near Antonyms of aperture

fill, filler, filling, patch, plug, seal, stopper

barrier, blockage, obstacle, obstruction

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