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apertureAn 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A plain x-ray demonstrated an extremely wide nasal aperture (figure 2). This was then closed and lateralized, providing a much more adequate nasal aperture (figure 4). |
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