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
This month, Tapestry laid out the strategic plan that will guide it for the next three years, focusing pushing Coach toward $10 billion in sales and opening the customer aperture, targeting not just women who bought bags last year, but also women who could have.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
The ring is dedicated to aperture adjustment for the Fujifilm and Sony versions of the lens, while the ring on the Canon version supports a configurable function (aperture, EV, or ISO).
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
If using a regular camera, photography experts have recommended using a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Through this aperture, sunlight could filter all the way down to the church floor.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
The ring is dedicated to aperture adjustment for the Fujifilm and Sony versions of the lens, while the ring on the Canon version supports a configurable function (aperture, EV, or ISO).
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
If using a regular camera, photography experts have recommended using a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Through this aperture, sunlight could filter all the way down to the church floor.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aperture
Noun
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An enormous hole opens up in the ceiling of Linda’s apartment, flooding the place and forcing her and her daughter to relocate to a motel.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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In August, Kravitz told Meyers that her mom's pet snake, Orpheus, had gotten loose and slithered into a small hole in the corner of the bathroom.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Trim trees and install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and impact glass, and seal outside wall openings.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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On the Chiefs’ opening drive at Jacksonville, Kelce caught two passes for 15 yards.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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The hospital was the first Belgian hospital to introduce the single port Da Vinci robot, enabling complex procedures through a single incision or natural orifice.—
Christophe Mouton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In fish, the cloaca is a single orifice that handles excretion (both urine and fecal material) as well as reproduction.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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To avoid the penalty and still take advantage, teams are piling their biggest and most powerful defenders around the edges of the long snapper and using the crevices around a mostly stationary player to get into position for the block.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lastly, swap in the crevice tool for corners and other hard-to-reach areas, especially spots under furniture, that usually require bending over or getting down on your hands and knees.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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Models walking his sultry runway seduced the audience in beautiful suiting, a dress with a plunging neckline that mirrored an equally high slit.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Denim skirts also have deep utility slits and reinforced pocket panels for structured comfort.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Aperture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aperture. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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