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- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
a narrow opening, such as a hole, crack, gap, or slit.
An aperture in the wall allowed us to peek into the room.- synonyms:
- crack, opening, slit
- similar words:
- air hole, chink, cleft, eye, eyehole, eyelet, gap, hole, orifice, outlet, peephole, pore, spiracle, vent
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| definition 2: |
an opening, often adjustable, that controls the amount of light reaching the lens on a camera or other optical instrument.
- similar words:
- eye, filter, opening, stop
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| related words: |
crack, egress, leak |
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| derivations: |
apertural (adj.), apertured (adj.) |
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