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The camera aperture controls how much light enters.
What does Aperture mean?
An aperture is an opening that lets light through.
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An opening or hole, especially one that lets light into a camera.
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A wider aperture can make a photo brighter.
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The photographer changed the aperture to blur the background.
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What is an aperture?
An aperture is an opening, often in a camera, that lets light pass through.
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WordAperture.
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MeaningAperture means An aperture is an opening that lets light through.
ExampleExample: The camera aperture controls how much light enters.
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- ap · er · chur
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Synonyms
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openingUse for a hole or space that lets something pass through.
holeUse for a simple opening in a surface.
Antonyms
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closureUse when an opening is closed.
sealUse for something that blocks an opening.
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aperture
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apertures
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