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- [ap-er-cher]
- /ˈæp ər tʃər/
- /ˈæp.ə.tʃər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ap-er-cher]
- /ˈæp ər tʃər/
Definitions of aperture word
- countable noun aperture An aperture is a narrow hole or gap. 3
- countable noun aperture In photography, the aperture of a camera is the size of the hole through which light passes to reach the film. 3
- noun aperture a hole, gap, crack, slit, or other opening 3
- noun aperture a usually circular and often variable opening in an optical instrument or device that controls the quantity of radiation entering or leaving it 3
- noun aperture the diameter of such an opening 3
- noun aperture an opening; hole; gap 3
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Origin of aperture
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin apertūra an opening, equivalent to apert(us) opened (past participle of aperīre; aper(i)- (see aperient) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Aperture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aperture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
aperture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aperture
noun aperture
- vent — a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
- interstice — an intervening space.
- slit — to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
- chasm — A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
- slot — a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
Antonyms for aperture
noun aperture
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
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