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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ap-er-cher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæp ər tʃər



Definition of aperture

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin apertura "an opening," from apertus, past participle of aperire "to open" (see overt).
  • noun hole
Example sentences :
  • Then I stops the aperture below, by putting the chest agin it.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Then the aperture was closed with tiles or marble slabs, carefully cemented.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The third was with the same instrument and aperture, but with a power of 460.
  • Extract from : « Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works » by Edward Singleton Holden
  • Together, shoulder to shoulder, we gazed through the aperture.
  • Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
  • This Naka Machi had tossed into the aperture where the ape skin had been destroyed.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • He adjusted the aperture and beat eagerly over the view-table.
  • Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • Anna opened the door, and her big person filled the aperture.
  • Extract from : « The Carroll Girls » by Mabel Quiller-Couch
  • Not a window was open, and not an aperture for ventilation could be seen!
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • We crushed through the aperture and once more stood in the chapel.
  • Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
  • This he lifted by its ring, and down through the aperture did he drop, I following.
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell

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