aperture

aperture
noun / ˈæp.ə.tʃə(r), ˈæp.ə.tjʊə(r),ˈæp.ɚ.tʃɚ/
a) An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.

An aperture between the mountains. Gilpin.

b) Something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system.

The back aperture of the nostrils. Owen.

See Also: aperient

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