Definitions

aperture

[ap-er-cher] / ˈæp ər tʃər /

NOUN

hole

Synonyms

STRONG

breach break chasm chink cleft crack cut eye fissure gap gash interstice opening orifice outlet passage perforation pinhole puncture rift rupture slash slit slot space vent

Antonyms

STRONG

agreement closing closure juncture misfortune solid

Example Sentences

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Styles also topped this week's singles chart with American Girls, with two further songs in the top five - Aperture at number four and Ready, Steady, Go! at five.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

To address this challenge, researchers are turning to space based monitoring systems that rely on Synthetic Aperture Radar.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Earlier, Harry Styles had opened the night with a performance of his new single "Aperture", ahead of the much-anticipated release of his new album next Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

BBC Verify made this assessment through analysis of optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite imagery captured over Isfahan on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024

Aperture oblong, entire, angulated below; peristome incomplete, thin, even-edged.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 by MacGillivray, John

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