aperture
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Cyclists completing the Whitehaven to Sunderland route are greeted with a view of Roker Lighthouse through an aperture, carved into a six-and-a-half-tonne slab of black granite.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
"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
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
Forcefully the snake launched his great body at the opening, crumbling earth and rock as he pushed his coils through the aperture.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing aperture
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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50 Great Words from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
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