"aperture" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈap.ə.tjʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/ [General-American], /ˈæp.ɚ.t͡ʃɚ/ [General-American], /ˈæp.ɚˌtjʊɹ/ [General-American], /ˈæp.ɚˌtʊɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aperture.wav [Southern-England] Forms: apertures [plural]
Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ), -æpə(ɹ)tjʊə(ɹ), -æpə(ɹ)tʃʊə(ɹ) Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|la|apertūra||an opening}} Latin apertūra (“an opening”), {{af|la|aperiō|-tūra|nocat=1|pos2=action noun suffix|t1=to uncover, make or lay bare|t2=-ure}} aperiō (“to uncover, make or lay bare”) + -tūra (“-ure”, action noun suffix), {{dbt|en|overture}} Doublet of overture Head templates: {{en-noun}} aperture (plural apertures)
  1. A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole. Translations (opening, hole): τρῆμα (trêma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), отвор (otvor) (Bulgarian), отверстие (otverstie) (Bulgarian), (kǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), åbning [common-gender] (Danish), opening (Dutch), aukko (Finnish), reikä (Finnish), ouverture (French), სანათური (sanaturi) (Georgian), ხვრელი (xvreli) (Georgian), ჭუჭრუტანა (č̣uč̣ruṭana) (Georgian), ნაპრალი (naṗrali) (Georgian), Öffnung [feminine] (German), apertura (Italian), 隙間 (sukima) (alt: すきま) (Japanese), apertūra [feminine] (Latin), towl [masculine] (Manx), pūaha (Maori), åpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), opning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), روزنه (rowzane) (Persian), otwór [masculine] (Polish), szpara [feminine] (Polish), szczelina [feminine] (Polish), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), deschizătură [feminine] (Romanian), отве́рстие (otvérstije) [neuter] (Russian), проём (projóm) [masculine] (Russian), odprtina [feminine] (Slovene), abertura [feminine] (Spanish), öppning (Swedish), apertur [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-aperture-en-noun-QHrt2SH~ Disambiguation of 'opening, hole': 59 13 16 4 8
  2. (optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system. Categories (topical): Optics
    Sense id: en-aperture-en-noun-aYu8Riwn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 16 32 30 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ure: 7 20 24 30 19 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
    (astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
    Categories (topical): Astronomy, Optics, Photography
    Sense id: en-aperture-en-noun-f1sU0xmP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 16 32 30 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ure: 7 20 24 30 19 Topics: arts, astronomy, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, natural-sciences, optics, photography, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (space flight, communication) The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array. Categories (topical): Communication, Space
    Sense id: en-aperture-en-noun-zykF2FN1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 16 32 30 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ure: 7 20 24 30 19 Topics: communication, communications
  5. (mathematics, rare, of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-aperture-en-noun-5UAseUve Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 16 32 30 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ure: 7 20 24 30 19 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aperient, apéritif, aperitive, apert, apertion, apertly Translations (diameter of the aperture): blænder [common-gender] (Danish), diafragma (Dutch), opening (Dutch), aukon halkaisija (Finnish), ouverture [feminine] (French), სანათური (sanaturi) (Georgian), Blendenzahl [feminine] (German), cró [masculine] (Irish), отвор (otvor) [masculine] (Macedonian), blenderåpning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), blendaropning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), blendarop [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), przysłona [feminine] (Polish), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), диафра́гма (diafrágma) [feminine] (Russian), апертура (apertura) (english: refers to the opening itself, not to the device) [feminine] (Russian), apertura [feminine] (Slovene), apertura [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane): stralingsvlak (Afrikaans), апертура (apertura) (Bulgarian), 光圈 (guāngquān) (Chinese Mandarin), clona [feminine] (Czech), blænder [common-gender] (Danish), diafragma (Dutch), opening (Dutch), aukko (Finnish), Blende [feminine] (German), blende (Hungarian), rekesz (Hungarian), 開口 (kaikō) (alt: かいこう) (Japanese), отвор (otvor) [masculine] (Macedonian), irisblender [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), irisblendar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), przesłona [feminine] (Polish), przysłona [feminine] (Polish), apertura [feminine] (Polish), abertura [feminine] (Portuguese), затвор (zatvor) (note: in a photo camera) [masculine] (Russian), обтюратор (obtjurator) (note: in a film camera) [masculine] (Russian), диафра́гма (diafrágma) [feminine] [optics, physics, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Russian), bländare (Swedish), apertur [common-gender] (Swedish)
Derived forms: apertometer, apertural, aperturate, apertured, apertureless, aperture membrane, aperture-priority, aperture priority, endoaperture, macroaperture, multiaperture, nanoaperture, pyriform aperture, subaperture Disambiguation of 'diameter of the aperture': 3 38 39 16 3 Disambiguation of 'hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane': 5 42 42 8 3

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      "word": "stralingsvlak"
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          "ref": "1859, Richard Owen, On the Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia, London: J. W. Parker and Son, page 29",
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        "(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system."
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        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "optics",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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        {
          "text": "This telescope has a 100 cm aperture.",
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        }
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        "A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.",
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          "photography",
          "photography"
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          "width"
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          "telescope",
          "telescope"
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          "objective lens"
        ]
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        "(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.",
        "(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "astronomy",
        "engineering",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "natural-sciences",
        "optics",
        "photography",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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    },
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        "en:Space"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array."
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          "antenna"
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          "receiving",
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          "radio frequency",
          "radio frequency"
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          "satellite"
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        [
          "geostationary",
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        [
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          "comsat"
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          "reflective"
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          "dish antenna",
          "dish antenna"
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          "array"
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        "(space flight, communication) The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array."
      ],
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        "communication",
        "communications"
      ]
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Mathematics"
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        {
          "text": "If the generatrix makes an angle θ to the axis, then the aperture is 2θ.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The maximum angle between the two generatrices."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "circular",
          "circular"
        ],
        [
          "cone",
          "cone"
        ],
        [
          "maximum",
          "maximum"
        ],
        [
          "angle",
          "angle"
        ],
        [
          "generatrices",
          "generatrix"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics, rare, of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a right circular cone"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈap.ə.tjʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæp.ɚ.t͡ʃɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæp.ɚˌtjʊɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæp.ɚˌtʊɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpə(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpə(ɹ)tjʊə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpə(ɹ)tʃʊə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvor",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "отвор"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otverstie",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "отверстие"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǒng",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "孔"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "åbning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "opening"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "reikä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "ouverture"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sanaturi",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "სანათური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xvreli",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "ხვრელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "č̣uč̣ruṭana",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "ჭუჭრუტანა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "naṗrali",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "ნაპრალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Öffnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "trêma",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τρῆμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "apertura"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すきま",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sukima",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "隙間"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "towl"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "pūaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opning"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rowzane",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "روزنه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "otwór"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szpara"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szczelina"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deschizătură"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvérstije",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отве́рстие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "projóm",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проём"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odprtina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "word": "öppning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "opening, hole",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "apertur"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "stralingsvlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "apertura",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "апертура"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guāngquān",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "光圈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clona"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blænder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "diafragma"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "opening"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Blende"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "blende"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "rekesz"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaikō",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "開口"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "otvor",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отвор"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "irisblender"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "irisblendar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przesłona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przysłona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "in a photo camera",
      "roman": "zatvor",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "затвор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "in a film camera",
      "roman": "obtjurator",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "обтюратор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diafrágma",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "optics",
        "physics",
        "engineering",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "диафра́гма"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "word": "bländare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hole restricting the diameter of the lightpath through one plane",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "apertur"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blænder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "word": "diafragma"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "word": "opening"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "word": "aukon halkaisija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ouverture"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sanaturi",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "word": "სანათური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Blendenzahl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cró"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "otvor",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отвор"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "blenderåpning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "blendaropning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "blendarop"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przysłona"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diafrágma",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диафра́гма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "refers to the opening itself, not to the device",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "apertura",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "апертура"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "diameter of the aperture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apertura"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "aperture (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "aperture"
}

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