Definition of Aperture

Babylon English
aperture
n. opening; circular hole that controls the amount of light entering a camera

Search Dictionary:
Search Web Search Dictionary



APERTURE definition was found in categories: Language, Idioms & Slang(5)  Medicine(1)  Entertainment & Music(2)  Science & Technology(3)  Sports(1)  Arts & Humanities(1)  Computer & Internet(2)  Religion & Spirituality(1)  Encyclopedia(1)  

APERTURE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aperture
(n.)
The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture.
  
(n.)
The act of opening.
  
(n.)
An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.
  

WordNet 2.0
aperture

Noun
1. a device that controls amount of light admitted
(hypernym) regulator
(part-holonym) camera, photographic camera
2. a natural opening in something
(hypernym) hole
(hyponym) pupil
(part-holonym) eye, oculus, optic
3. an man-made opening; usually small
(hypernym) opening
(hyponym) mouthpiece, embouchure

hEnglish - advanced version
aperture

aperture
\ap"er*ture\ (?; 135), n. [l. apertura, fr. aperire. see aperient.]
1. the act of opening. [obs.]
2. an opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. an aperture between the mountains. the back aperture of the nostrils.
3. (opt.) the diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture.
note: the aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the angular aperture, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 100° aperture.


  similar words(2) 




 very small aperture terminal 
 angular aperture 

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
aperture
Hole.

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Gag
Gag = n. an aperture, a cleft

Gorel
Gorel = n. an aperture

Gorelu
Gorelu = v. to make an aperture


APERTURE Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
aperture
noun
hole


APERTURE Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

film and video
Aperture
A variable opening inside a lens that regulates the amount of light reaching the image plane. Also known as an iris. (Camera/Lighting)

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Aperture
sharu


APERTURE Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
aperture
1. In a directional antenna, the portion of a plane surface very near the antenna normal to the direction of maximum radiant intensity, through which the major part of the radiation passes. (188 ) 2. In an acoustic device that launches a sound wave, the passageway, determined by the size of a hole in the inelastic material and the wavelength. [After 2196]

Satellite TV Glossary
Dish Aperture
The diameter or aperture of a satellite receive dish determines the amount of signal collected from a communication satellite. The larger the aperture, the more signal is intercepted and therefore the higher the gain. The aperture of a prime focus dish can be partially blocked by the feed/LNB and its support structure. For this reason, offset fed antennas are more efficient at the lower end of dish apertures, less than about 1 meter.

RF Electronics
Aperture
Same as "diameter" of a parabolic dish.


APERTURE Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

maritime&shipping&trade
Aperture
An opening cut into a solid structure, as with the propeller aperture cut into the stern deadwood, rudder blade, or sternpost, to accept a centerline-mounted propeller.


APERTURE Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
aperture
foramen


APERTURE Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Digital Video (DV) & video edit terms / Eng2Eng v1.0 (web compilation)
APERTURE
Effective Aperture: The apparent diameter of a lens viewed from the position of the object against a diffusely illuminated background, such as a sky. Picture Aperture: The rectangular opening in a metal plate at which each frame of the motion picture film is situated during exposure, printing, or projection. Relative Aperture: The ratio of the focal length of a lens to its effective aperture for an object located at infinity. See f/number.

Aperture
In any type of camera, light is focused by the lens, through an aperture and onto the focal plane. The size of the aperture controls how much light passes through to the focal plane. In addition to controlling the brightness of the exposure, the aperture controls the depth of field in the image. By balancing the size of the aperture (as measured in f-stops) with the shutter speed you can trade off between varying depth of field, and or the ability to better-resolve fast motion.

Steve's Digicams Digital Camera Dictionary
Aperture
The lens opening formed by the iris diaphragm inside the lens.


APERTURE Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webart Magic Astronomical Glossary
Aperture
The diameter of the light-gathering objective in a telescope.


APERTURE Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Aperture
In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light is admitted. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane.

An optical system typically has many openings, or structures that limit the ray bundles (ray bundles are also known as pencils of light). These structures may be the edge of a lens or mirror, or a ring or other fixture that holds an optical element in place, or may be a special element such as a diaphragm placed in the optical path to limit the light admitted by the system. In general, these structures are called stops, and the aperture stop is the stop that determines the ray cone angle, or equivalently the brightness, at an image point.


See more at Wikipedia.org...