Aperture Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Aperture

Learn about the word Aperture to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Aperture definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Aperture

Aperture Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Aperture? [n] an opening; usually small [n] a device that controls amount of light admitted [n] an opening in something Synonyms \| Synonyms for Aperture: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Aperture: access \| aisle \| alley \| ambulatory \| arcade \| artery \| avenue \| bore \| breach \| break \| broaching \| cavity \| channel \| chasm \| check \| chink \| clearing \| cleft \| cloister \| colonnade \| communication \| conduit \| connection \| corridor \| covered way \| crack \| crevice \| cut \| defile \| disclosure \| discontinuity \| exit \| fenestra \| ferry \| fissure \| fistula \| fontanel \| foramen \| ford \| gallery \| gap \| gape \| gash \| gat \| gulf \| hiatus \| hole \| hollow \| inlet \| interchange \| intersection \| interstice \| interval \| junction \| lacuna \| lane \| laying open \| leak \| opening \| opening up \| orifice \| outlet \| overpass \| pass \| passage \| passageway \| perforation \| pinhole \| pore \| portico \| prick \| puncture \| railroad tunnel \| rupture \| slash \| slit \| slot \| space \| split \| stoma \| throwing open \| traject \| trajet \| tunnel \| uncorking \| underpass \| unstopping \| vent \| yawn See Also \| camera \| embouchure \| hole \| micropyle \| mouthpiece \| opening \| photographic camera \| pore \| pupil \| regulator \| scope \| stoma \| telescope Aperture In Webster's Dictionary \Ap"er*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. apertura, fr. aperire. See {Aperient}.] 1. The act of opening. [Obs.] 2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. An aperture between the mountains. --Gilpin. The back aperture of the nostrils. --Owen. 3. (Opt.) The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture. Note: The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the angular aperture, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 100[deg] aperture.

Aperture Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aperture?

[n] an opening; usually small
[n] a device that controls amount of light admitted
[n] an opening in something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aperture:

Aperture In Webster's Dictionary

\Ap"er*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. apertura, fr. aperire.
See {Aperient}.]
1. The act of opening. [Obs.]

2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a
   passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.

         An aperture between the mountains.    --Gilpin.

         The back aperture of the nostrils.    --Owen.

3. (Opt.) The diameter of the exposed part of the object
   glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a
   telescope of four-inch aperture.

Note: The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in
      degrees, called also the angular aperture, which
      signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light
      which the instrument transmits from the object or point
      viewed; as, a microscope of 100[deg] aperture.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

In-fighting ‐ boxing at close quarters [n] conflict between members of the…
Protestant deacon ‐ a Protestant layman who assists…
Awake ‐ stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the…
Mensa ‐ a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere…
Calculus ‐ the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with…
Sonny ‐ a male child (a familiar term of address…
Houyhnhnm ‐ one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in Swift's…
Spontaneity ‐ the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings…
Harikari ‐ (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced…
Copland ‐ United States composer who developed a distinctly American music…