- 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
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Aperture — Apertur … Википедия
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
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aperture — aperture, interstice, orifice denote an opening allowing passage through or in and out. Aperture is applied especially to any opening in a thing that otherwise presents a solid or closed surface or structure; it may be applied both to an opening… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
