as in holes
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 apertures
There is some reason to use the lens at tiny apertures, though.
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Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Doing so merges two apertures — the narrow and the microscopic — into a wide-angle lens.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
Such models, which offer 8x or 10x magnification and 42mm or 50mm apertures, are lightweight, relatively inexpensive and provide a wide field of view that comfortably frames the entire moon.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
As much of the world shut down, the apertures that life generally opens up for young people like the Shibutanis began shrinking.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Traditional camera users should use wide-angle lenses and low apertures while shooting.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Doing so merges two apertures — the narrow and the microscopic — into a wide-angle lens.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
Such models, which offer 8x or 10x magnification and 42mm or 50mm apertures, are lightweight, relatively inexpensive and provide a wide field of view that comfortably frames the entire moon.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
As much of the world shut down, the apertures that life generally opens up for young people like the Shibutanis began shrinking.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Traditional camera users should use wide-angle lenses and low apertures while shooting.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apertures
Noun
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The peak of this dome occurred when the Hall coefficient changed sign, indicating that the dominant charge carriers switched from holes to electrons.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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One of those holes is the WNBA’s low pay, which forced players to supplement their income by playing overseas when the league was not in season.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Gophers led 31-29 at the half, but had trouble with Francis finding openings in Minnesota’s 2-3 zone defense.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2026
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The company’s website listed 27 active job openings for its Leavenworth facility on Friday evening.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Then use a microfiber cloth barely dampened with water to wipe the fixture clean, making sure to get into any grooves and crevices.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Scrub Daddy’s Dump Duster is perfect for those crevices that may not get enough attention in your regular cleaning schedule.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Normal film stock is four perforations wide, but VistaVision is eight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The pointed-toe shoe features brogue perforations and lacing at the vamp, mimicking the classic brogue dress shoe.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Moore paired her bob with leather separates, which consisted of a tight-fitting jacket and skinny pants with slits up the ankles.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Using sharp metal disks that spin, the machine carves slits into the soil and drops the grass seed into those slits.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Apertures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apertures. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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