aperture

Example Sentences

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"Synthetic aperture imaging -- the method that allowed the Event Horizon Telescope to image a black hole -- works by coherently combining measurements from multiple separated sensors to simulate a much larger imaging aperture."

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Narrator Jodie Foster widens the film’s aperture a bit early on, referring to the period “between Watergate and the Bicentennial” as the documentary’s focus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 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

"I learned how to shoot at night, adjust shutter speed and aperture," said Keerthi, who lives in the Tenkasi district.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

The clam’s siphon came into view; they saw the aperture through which its neck had retreated.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson