as in holes
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
you can adjust the aperture on this camera's lens by pushing this button
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Recent Examples of apertures
Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Traditional camera users should use wide-angle lenses and low apertures while shooting.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Traditional camera users should use wide-angle lenses and low apertures while shooting.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apertures
Noun
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This set includes six hangers, each designed with five holes that can hold five garments both horizontally (up to 6 pounds) and vertically (up to 8 pounds).—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Several bullet holes, a pile of sheets, clothing and cardboard covered in blood were all found at the scene, along with an AR-style rifle, other guns and several pools of blood, according to the outlet.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trim trees and install storm shutters, accordion shutters and impact glass; seal outside wall openings.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, the total number of unemployed individuals now outnumbers the number of job openings for the first time since April 2021, and surging layoffs have made finding and keeping a job an increasingly trying task.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Key prevention strategies include sealing cracks and crevices in walls, roofs, and around windows and doors.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The females wait folded within crevices in bark.—
Rosanna Warren,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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Their knit fabric has perforations for optimal airflow, and that square-toe style is all the rage.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Aug. 2025
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Its finish does a fine job of highlighting the panel perforations on its top, front, and lower sides.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Laying in an almost illusion deconstruction, the black fabric featured cutouts to reveal the white corset beneath the bustline in a plunging V shape and at the sides, along with waist-high slits on either side of the front of the skirt.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Net pots are plastic containers with slits that allow roots to grow through.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Apertures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apertures. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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