Definitions
Opening through which light passes, especially in a camera.
Word origin
From late Middle English, from Latin apertūra (“an opening”), from aperiō (“to uncover, make or lay bare”) + -tūra (“-ure”, action noun suffix). Doublet of overture and apertura.
Used in a sentence
“an aperture in a wall”
“In the centre of the fleshy membrane is an aperture leading into a deep cavity, at the bottom of which is placed a prominent piston that may be retracted by muscular fibres provided for the purpose.”
“The door was opened — ‘on the chain.’ The old lady peered at us through an aperture of about six inches.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Camera opening”8 letters
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