Aperture
Aperture is the magnitude of the angle subtended by the optical axis and the outermost rays still covered by the objective.
Webster Dictionary Meaning
1. Aperture
- The act of opening.- An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.
- The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture.
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