aperture
noun
an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
apertures
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pluralof aperture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To open it up to the street, the architects chose the motif of “frames, apertures and doorways.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Fractions of a second count and he can change apertures and focuses with a flick of his finger without taking his eyes from his quarry.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
Multi-layer soft materials first generate a rough mechanical conformation to the substrate, reducing leaking apertures to just micrometres.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
Despite the collection of doors and apertures in the set, the actors’ bodies inhabit it in limited ways.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
The next three weeks were a honeycomb of determination with apertures for the days to go in and out.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
