2syllables
apertures
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Definitions ofapertures
1noun
- An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and narrow
Example: "an aperture in a wall"
- Something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system.
- The diameter of the aperture (in the sense above) which restricts the width of the light path through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
Example: "This telescope has a 100cm aperture."
- (communications) 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.
- (of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
Example: "If the generatrix makes an angle θ to the axis, then the aperture is 2θ."
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