Aperture
noun
A hole or opening which light or other substances can pass through.
The camera had a small aperture that let in just enough light to capture the image.
Often appears as...
- camera aperture
- aperture size
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Technical
noun
The diameter of the lens in a camera which controls the amount of light that gets into the camera.
By adjusting the aperture, you can change the depth of field in your photo.
Often appears as...
- adjust the aperture
- aperture setting
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Technical
noun
A space through which sound passes in a musical instrument.
The violinist played with precision, each note resonating through the aperture of the instrument.
Often appears as...
- sound aperture
- musical aperture
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Technical
noun
A narrow opening in the body of an animal or plant.
The aperture in the leaf allows the plant to breathe and photosynthesize.
Often appears as...
- leaf aperture
- plant aperture
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Technical
noun
An opening, gap, or hole in a material or structure.
The experiment required an aperture in the casing to allow for heat exchange.
Often appears as...
- create an aperture
- aperture for heat exchange
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Technical
noun
A hole or opening which light or other substances can pass through.
The camera had a small aperture that let in just enough light to capture the image.
Often appears as...
- camera aperture
- aperture size
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The diameter of the lens in a camera which controls the amount of light that gets into the camera.
By adjusting the aperture, you can change the depth of field in your photo.
Often appears as...
- adjust the aperture
- aperture setting
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A space through which sound passes in a musical instrument.
The violinist played with precision, each note resonating through the aperture of the instrument.
Often appears as...
- sound aperture
- musical aperture
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A narrow opening in the body of an animal or plant.
The aperture in the leaf allows the plant to breathe and photosynthesize.
Often appears as...
- leaf aperture
- plant aperture
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An opening, gap, or hole in a material or structure.
The experiment required an aperture in the casing to allow for heat exchange.
Often appears as...
- create an aperture
- aperture for heat exchange
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Light Control
In general context, 'aperture' refers to how much light or substance can pass. Larger apertures mean more light.
The room brightened as he opened the aperture of the window.
Pro Tip 2/3Functional Diversity
'Aperture' is not limited to light; it can refer to any substance moving through an opening.
The aperture of the pipe allowed water to flow freely.
Pro Tip 3/3Specificity
An aperture is specific and often designed for a precise function or effect.
The device's aperture was calibrated for optimal airflow.
Pro Tip 1/3Light Control
In general context, 'aperture' refers to how much light or substance can pass. Larger apertures mean more light.
The room brightened as he opened the aperture of the window.
Pro Tip 2/3Functional Diversity
'Aperture' is not limited to light; it can refer to any substance moving through an opening.
The aperture of the pipe allowed water to flow freely.
Pro Tip 3/3Specificity
An aperture is specific and often designed for a precise function or effect.
The device's aperture was calibrated for optimal airflow.
Pro Tip 1/3Light Control
In general context, 'aperture' refers to how much light or substance can pass. Larger apertures mean more light.
The room brightened as he opened the aperture of the window.
Pro Tip 2/3Functional Diversity
'Aperture' is not limited to light; it can refer to any substance moving through an opening.
The aperture of the pipe allowed water to flow freely.
Pro Tip 3/3Specificity
An aperture is specific and often designed for a precise function or effect.
The device's aperture was calibrated for optimal airflow.
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Jonathan Haidt: The...
In the first panel, we see the moment of creation. All is ordered, all is beautiful, all the people and animals are doing what they're supposed to be doing, are where they're supposed to be. But then, given the way of the world, things change. We get every person doing whatever he wants, with every aperture of every other person and every other animal.
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Photography as...
So I don't think it's any different than photography. - So you can see your aperture. That's what your camera's doing automatically. There's only three things cameras do. So you have a sensor. You have an aperture and a shutter. That's what a camera is. - That's right, yep. - Everything with those basics. - You know, we always say art imitates life.
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Crocodile Attack In Slow...
what's the deal with the eyes how come they've got that weird vertical slit going on oh well there's one theory going that I think you'll quite like it she basically the horizontal distance is as small as possible a bit like the aperture of a camera so if you keep that small you'll get a really good depth of
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The moral roots of...
delights in the first panel we see the moment of creation it all is ordered all is beautiful all the people and animals are doing what they're supposed to be doing where they're supposed to be but then given the way of the world things change we get every person doing whatever he wants with every aperture of
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How to take a great...
If we make the aperture big, we'll have more light, true, but the sharpness of your photo will decrease very quickly from your focus point, backward and forward. This is what we call shallow depth of field. If we have a very small aperture, we'll have less light but a deeper depth of field.
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12 sustainable design...
And they said scaling, which is the build-up of minerals inside of pipes. And they said, you know what happens is, mineral -- just like at your house -- mineral builds up. And then the aperture closes, and we have to flush the pipes with toxins, or we have to dig them up.
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Lessons we can learn...
widen the aperture of the modern veteran experience and try to bridge the divide between our civilian and our military populations too often our media has paid disproportionate attention to veterans who have committed crimes those struggling in their transitions those
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Caleb Chung: Come play...
I do now, after learning about all the quantum stuff. It's really cool. Anyway, I wanted to show you a little bit about the world of toy design, at least from my small aperture of the world. This is a video I made when I first started doing toy design.
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Swimming With Sharks:...
and has that beautiful long slender body and those beautiful big pectoral fins that help it glide through the ocean. It was a bright sunny day but in order to make that photograph I selected a very high aperture to turn the background sort of black
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The magic ingredient...
the colored iris and the black pupil. Now WALL-E has the black of an eye, the gray aperture blades and the black pupil. Suddenly, WALL-E feels like he has a soul, like there's a character with emotion inside.
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Jonathan Haidt: The...
In the first panel, we see the moment of creation. All is ordered, all is beautiful, all the people and animals are doing what they're supposed to be doing, are where they're supposed to be. But then, given the way of the world, things change. We get every person doing whatever he wants, with every aperture of every other person and every other animal.
Video examples
Photography as...
So I don't think it's any different than photography. - So you can see your aperture. That's what your camera's doing automatically. There's only three things cameras do. So you have a sensor. You have an aperture and a shutter. That's what a camera is. - That's right, yep. - Everything with those basics. - You know, we always say art imitates life.
Video examples
Crocodile Attack In Slow...
what's the deal with the eyes how come they've got that weird vertical slit going on oh well there's one theory going that I think you'll quite like it she basically the horizontal distance is as small as possible a bit like the aperture of a camera so if you keep that small you'll get a really good depth of
Video examples
The moral roots of...
delights in the first panel we see the moment of creation it all is ordered all is beautiful all the people and animals are doing what they're supposed to be doing where they're supposed to be but then given the way of the world things change we get every person doing whatever he wants with every aperture of
Video examples
How to take a great...
If we make the aperture big, we'll have more light, true, but the sharpness of your photo will decrease very quickly from your focus point, backward and forward. This is what we call shallow depth of field. If we have a very small aperture, we'll have less light but a deeper depth of field.
Video examples
12 sustainable design...
And they said scaling, which is the build-up of minerals inside of pipes. And they said, you know what happens is, mineral -- just like at your house -- mineral builds up. And then the aperture closes, and we have to flush the pipes with toxins, or we have to dig them up.
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Lessons we can learn...
widen the aperture of the modern veteran experience and try to bridge the divide between our civilian and our military populations too often our media has paid disproportionate attention to veterans who have committed crimes those struggling in their transitions those
Video examples
Caleb Chung: Come play...
I do now, after learning about all the quantum stuff. It's really cool. Anyway, I wanted to show you a little bit about the world of toy design, at least from my small aperture of the world. This is a video I made when I first started doing toy design.
Video examples
Swimming With Sharks:...
and has that beautiful long slender body and those beautiful big pectoral fins that help it glide through the ocean. It was a bright sunny day but in order to make that photograph I selected a very high aperture to turn the background sort of black
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The magic ingredient...
the colored iris and the black pupil. Now WALL-E has the black of an eye, the gray aperture blades and the black pupil. Suddenly, WALL-E feels like he has a soul, like there's a character with emotion inside.
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Adrienne Rich
American Poet
Storm Warnings' is a poem about powerlessness - about a force so much greater than our human powers that while it can be measured and even predicted, it is beyond human control. All 'we' can do is create an interior space against the storm, an enclave of self-protection, though the winds of change till penetrate keyholes and 'unsealed apertures.
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Sally Mann
American Photographer
I was just taking pictures to see what they looked like. Just for the fun of it. It wasn't about anything in some cases. Some of them were just about the joy of opening up an aperture and seeing what shows up.
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Ren Ng
Malaysian Businessman
For low light, all the light rays participate. We're using all the light coming through a large aperture to make a picture with a large depth of field - totally impossible with a conventional camera.
Quote examples
Adrienne Rich
American Poet
Storm Warnings' is a poem about powerlessness - about a force so much greater than our human powers that while it can be measured and even predicted, it is beyond human control. All 'we' can do is create an interior space against the storm, an enclave of self-protection, though the winds of change till penetrate keyholes and 'unsealed apertures.
Quote examples
Sally Mann
American Photographer
I was just taking pictures to see what they looked like. Just for the fun of it. It wasn't about anything in some cases. Some of them were just about the joy of opening up an aperture and seeing what shows up.
Quote examples
Ren Ng
Malaysian Businessman
For low light, all the light rays participate. We're using all the light coming through a large aperture to make a picture with a large depth of field - totally impossible with a conventional camera.
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