Definition of Aperture

a gap such as a hole or cavity

Examples of Aperture in a sentence

The missile left a gigantic aperture in the wall of the terrorist’s hideout.  🔊

Since it was a little dark in the room, I left an aperture in the curtain so the sunlight would brighten the area.  🔊

Brad did not want to ruin his photographs so he made sure there was no aperture in the darkroom.  🔊

Did you know you can use the aperture setting on your camera to control the quantity of light that reaches the image?  🔊

Because the inmate wanted to escape from prison, he spent months making an aperture under his bed.  🔊

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