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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a narrow opening.
An aperture in the wall allowed us to peek into the room.- synonyms:
- crack, opening, slit
- similar words:
- chink, cleft, eye, eyelet, gap, hole, outlet, pore, vent
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| definition 2: |
an opening that controls the amount of light that reaches the lens on a camera.
- similar words:
- eye, filter, opening
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| related words: |
crack, leak |
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| derivations: |
apertural (adj.), apertured (adj.) |
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