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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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“Aperture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aperture. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.
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