aperture

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 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

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