Aperture

/ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/

Synonyms for "aperture" (147 found)

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Closest matches (30)

access aisle alley ambulatory arcade artery avenue bore breach break broaching cavity channel chasm check chink clearing cleft cloister colonnade

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communication conduit connection corridorcovered way

Noun(5 words)

agape angles bunghole buttonhole chance

Strong matches (44)

crack crevice cut defile disclosure discontinuity entrance exit fenestra ferry fissure fistula fontanel foramen ford gallery gap gape gash gat

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gulf hiatus hole hollow inlet interchange intersection

Noun(16 words)

crannies cranny crevices cutout diaphragm diaphragmsentrance diameterentry pointeye foram gap gapes gaps hiatuses hole holes

Verb(1 words)

german brechen

Related words (73)

interstice interval junction lacuna lanelaying openleak mouth openingopening uporifice outlet overpass pass passage passageway perforation pinhole pore portico

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prick puncturerailroad tunnelrupture slash slit slot space split stomathrowing opentraject trajet tunnel uncorking underpass unstopping vent yawn

Noun(33 words)

interstices keyhole keyholesmore openmouthnorwegian åpennozzle open openingopening sizeopenings opportunity orifice orifices ostiole outlets peep piercing pinholes plackets

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pores puncturing pupil rima schlitz slits slots stokehole stomatetear openvertical anglewindow windows

Adjective(1 words)

wide gap

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

hole opening regulator

More specific

11 entries

aperture settingaperture sizechance crack diaphragmentrance diameterentry pointf stopslit ventwindow of opportunity

Collocations

6 entries

aperture priorityaperture ringaperture sizef stopnarrow aperturewide aperture

Inflections

1 entries

apertures

Derivations

2 entries

apertural aperturally

Translations

43 translations across 23 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

stralingsvlak noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Bulgarian

1 entries

апертура noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

光圈 noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Czech

1 entries

clona noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Danish

2 entries

blænder noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
blænder noun (diameter of the aperture)

Dutch

4 entries

diafragma noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
diafragma noun (diameter of the aperture)
opening noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
opening noun (diameter of the aperture)

Finnish

2 entries

aukko noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
aukon halkaisija noun (diameter of the aperture)

French

1 entries

ouverture noun (diameter of the aperture)

Georgian

1 entries

სანათური noun (diameter of the aperture)

German

2 entries

Blende noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
Blendenzahl noun (diameter of the aperture)

Hindi

1 entries

द्वारक noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Hungarian

2 entries

blende noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
rekesz noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Irish

1 entries

cró noun (diameter of the aperture)

Japanese

1 entries

開口 noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Macedonian

2 entries

отвор noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
отвор noun (diameter of the aperture)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

blenderåpning noun (diameter of the aperture)
irisblender noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

blendarop noun (diameter of the aperture)
blendaropning noun (diameter of the aperture)
irisblendar noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Polish

4 entries

apertura noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
przesłona noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
przysłona noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
przysłona noun (diameter of the aperture)

Portuguese

2 entries

abertura noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
abertura noun (diameter of the aperture)

Russian

4 entries

апертура noun (diameter of the aperture)
диафра́гма noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
диафра́гма noun (diameter of the aperture)
затвор noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Slovene

1 entries

apertura noun (diameter of the aperture)

Spanish

1 entries

apertura noun (diameter of the aperture)

Swedish

2 entries

apertur noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)
bländare noun (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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What is the correct aperture in this light?

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You need a wider aperture, or you won't get enough light reaching the film.

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Glancing upward, I saw the aperture, a small blue disc, in which a star was visible.

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She explained that specialists, with “devoted support” from Pakistani, Icelandic and Chilean authorities, have scrutinized satellite images, used synthetic aperture radar technology, scanned hundreds of pictures, and checked testimonials and times.

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