aperture

aperture
   An opening. In photography, the circular hole in the front of the camera lens which controls the amount of light allowed to pass on to the film from the lens. On all but very inexpensive cameras the size of the aperture is variable. The degree of variability is indicated by "f" numbers (f/stop). A great way to gain an understanding of apertures is to make and use a pinhole camera.

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  • Aperture — Apertur …   Википедия

  • aperture — [ apɛrtyr ] n. f. • 1916; « ouverture » archit. XVIe; lat. apertura, de aperire « ouvrir » ♦ Phonét. Écartement des organes au point d articulation d un phonème pendant la tenue. Degrés d aperture des voyelles. ● aperture nom féminin (latin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Aperture — Ap er*ture (?; 135), n. [L. apertura, fr. aperire. See {Aperient}.] 1. The act of opening. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. [1913 Webster] An… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aperture — (BE: [ˈæpətʃə]; AmE: [ˈæpɚtʃʊɹ]) bezeichnet: Aperture (Software), eine Bildverwaltungssoftware Aperture (Softwarehersteller), einen Softwarehersteller Aperture (Zeitschrift), eine US amerikanische Fachzeitschrift für Fotografie Siehe auch:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • aperture — aperture, interstice, orifice denote an opening allowing passage through or in and out. Aperture is applied especially to any opening in a thing that otherwise presents a solid or closed surface or structure; it may be applied both to an opening… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • aperture — index loophole, outlet, portal, rift (gap), split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • aperture — (n.) early 15c., from L. apertura an opening, from apertus, pp. of aperire to open (see OVERT (Cf. overt)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • aperture — [n] hole 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; concept 757 …   New thesaurus

  • aperture — ► NOUN 1) an opening, hole, or gap. 2) the variable opening by which light enters a camera. ORIGIN Latin apertura, from aperire to open …   English terms dictionary

  • aperture — [ap′ər chər] n. [L apertura < apertus, pp. of aperire, to open < IE * ap wer , to uncover < base * ap(o) away + * wer to close, cover > WARN] 1. an opening; hole; gap 2. the opening, or the diameter of the opening, in a camera,… …   English World dictionary

  • Aperture — For other uses, see Aperture (disambiguation). f stops demonstrated on a lens …   Wikipedia

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