aperture

aperture
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin apertura, from apertus, past participle of aperire to open Date: 15th century 1. an opening or open space ; hole 2. a. the opening in a photographic lens that admits the light b. the diameter of the stop in an optical system that determines the diameter of the bundle of rays traversing the instrument c. the diameter of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope

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  • aperture — [ apɛrtyr ] n. f. • 1916; « ouverture » archit. XVIe; lat. apertura, de aperire « ouvrir » ♦ Phonét. Écartement des organes au point d articulation d un phonème pendant la tenue. Degrés d aperture des voyelles. ● aperture nom féminin (latin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Aperture — Ap er*ture (?; 135), n. [L. apertura, fr. aperire. See {Aperient}.] 1. The act of opening. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. [1913 Webster] An… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • aperture — index loophole, outlet, portal, rift (gap), split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • aperture — (n.) early 15c., from L. apertura an opening, from apertus, pp. of aperire to open (see OVERT (Cf. overt)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • aperture — [n] hole breach, break, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cut, eye, fissure, gap, gash, interstice, opening, orifice, outlet, passage, perforation, pinhole, puncture, rift, rupture, slash, slit, slot, space, vent; concept 757 …   New thesaurus

  • aperture — ► NOUN 1) an opening, hole, or gap. 2) the variable opening by which light enters a camera. ORIGIN Latin apertura, from aperire to open …   English terms dictionary

  • aperture — [ap′ər chər] n. [L apertura < apertus, pp. of aperire, to open < IE * ap wer , to uncover < base * ap(o) away + * wer to close, cover > WARN] 1. an opening; hole; gap 2. the opening, or the diameter of the opening, in a camera,… …   English World dictionary

  • Aperture — For other uses, see Aperture (disambiguation). f stops demonstrated on a lens …   Wikipedia

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