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aperture

[ap-er-cher] / ˈæp ər tʃər /


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Expanding the receiver aperture can improve results, but only up to a certain limit.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 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 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

They learned to wind film into the camera, how to compose a photo, how to calculate the proper aperture and width.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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