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aperture
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aperture
An orifice. It often refers to an opening in which light is allowed to pass in optical systems such as cameras and lasers. See f-stop and numerical aperture.
aperture
Physics
a. a usually circular and often variable opening in an optical instrument or device that controls the quantity of radiation entering or leaving it
b. the diameter of such an opening

aperture [′apĀ·ə‚chər]
(electronics)
An opening through which electrons, light, radio waves, or other radiation can pass.
(graphic arts)
A rectangular cutout on an aperture card.
(optics)
The diameter of the objective of a telescope or other optical instrument, usually expressed in inches, but sometimes as the angle between lines from the principal focus to opposite ends of a diameter of the objective.


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