| NOUN | artifact | aperture | a device that controls amount of light admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | aperture | a natural opening in something | |
| artifact | aperture | an man-made opening |
| Sounds | ae'percher | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | A device that controls amount of light admitted. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | camera, photographic camera | equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) |
| telescope, scope | A magnifier of images of distant objects | |
| Broader | regulator | Any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. |
| Spanish | abertura, apertura | |
| Catalan | obertura | |
| Meaning | A natural opening in something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | eye, oculus, optic | The organ of sight |
| Narrower | micropyle | minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters |
| pupil | The contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye | |
| stoma, stomate, pore | A minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass | |
| Broader | hole | An opening into or through something |
| Spanish | apertura, orificio | |
| Catalan | orifici | |
| Meaning | An man-made opening; usually small. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | mouthpiece, embouchure | The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly |
| mouthpiece | A part that goes over or into the mouth of a person | |
| Broader | opening | A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
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