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aperture

/ˈæp.ə.tjʊə(ɹ)/ /ˈæp.ɚ.tʃɚ/

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noun

Abertura, hueco, agujero

An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and narrow

Examples :

"an aperture in a wall"

Una abertura en una pared.

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Abertura

Something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system.

Examples :

"The camera's aperture controlled how much light entered the lens, affecting the brightness of the photograph. "

La apertura de la cámara controlaba cuánta luz entraba en el objetivo, afectando al brillo de la fotografía.

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noun

Abertura, diámetro

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.

Examples :

"This telescope has a 100cm aperture."

Este telescopio tiene una abertura de 100 cm.

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noun

Apertura, antena

Examples :

"The satellite dish, with its large aperture, allowed the television station to receive a strong signal from the communication satellite. "

La antena parabólica, con su gran apertura, permitió a la estación de televisión recibir una señal fuerte del satélite de comunicaciones.

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Ángulo de apertura

(of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices.

Examples :

"If the generatrix makes an angle θ to the axis, then the aperture is 2θ."

Si la generatriz forma un ángulo θ con el eje, entonces el ángulo de apertura es 2θ.

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