aperture

Example Sentences

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The outcome is a virtual synthetic aperture that is far larger than any individual sensor.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

It’s a study in negative space, each individual form offering a grainy aperture that holds our interest due to the minor similarities to and differences from the ones surrounding it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

A camera’s aperture widens during filming to capture the full spectacle.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 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

Fischer then pointed to the camera aperture he’d complained about the previous day, and quickly left the stage with his clock running.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady