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aperture

[ap-er-cher] / ˈæp ər tʃər /


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The latest version, made by ASML, performs high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

A hermit crab will inspect a shell with care, running antennae and claws over its contours, before delicately lowering its rear end into the aperture.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

When Elwood meets Turner, Ross begins to switch between their vantage points, widening the film’s emotional aperture in the process.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

I currently still have an aperture, which means a tear above my cords.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

He snapped the back of the camera shut and chose the appropriate shutter and aperture settings, which controlled the amount of light the film would be exposed to.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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