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Aperture

In optics, the aperture of an optical system (including a system consisting of a single lens) is the hole or opening that primarily limits light propagated through the system. The aperture defines a bundle of rays from each point on an object that will come to a focus in the image plane.

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Application

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In biology

Equivalent aperture range

In scanning or sampling

In popular culture

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Aperture

Nodes111
Edges110
Triples81
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
Components1

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Aperture

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related to Aperture control · 23
Aperture → Although, Exakta Varex IIa, Examples, For, From, Graflex, Korling's, Many, Miranda, Nikon PC Nikkor, Pentax Spotmatic, Praktica FX2, Preset, Pressure Automatic Diaphragm, SLR, SMC Pentax Shift, Subsequent, The, The Nikon PC Micro-Nikkor, Though
related to Equivalent aperture range · 10
Aperture → An, Equivalent, Every, For, However, In, Instead, Similarly, Smaller, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
related to Application · 8
Aperture → DOF, If, In, Its, Larger, More, The, This
related to Maximum and minimum apertures · 8
Aperture → APS-C, As, In, Lenses, The, This, Thus, When
related to Optimal aperture · 7
Aperture → Depth, DOF, Field, Gibson, Optically, Optimal, The
related to In popular culture · 5
Aperture → Aperture Science, Aperture Science Computer-Aided Enrichment, Center, Portal, The
related to In biology · 4
Aperture → In, Maximum, Refraction, The
related to In photography · 4
Aperture → In, Reducing, The, Typically
related to In scanning or sampling · 3
Aperture → Drum, For, The
related to Aperture area · 2
Aperture → The, Where

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light lens stop image optical lenses system size pupil f-number also opening field diameter may example maximum depth sensor typically

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Apertureis af-number adjusted to correspond to the f-number of the same size absolute aperture diameter on a lens with a 35mm equivalent focal length0.90text
a diaphragm placed in the optical path to limit the light admitted by the systeminstance ofor a ring or other fixture that holds an optical element in place or may be a special element0.80text
half frame or APS-C need to project a much smaller image circle than a lens used for large format photographyinstance ofLenses designed for a small format0.80text
Aperturerelated to Aperture areaThe0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture areaWhere0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture controlThough0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture controlTorkel Korling0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture controlGraflex0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture controlWith0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture controlKorling's0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture controlFrom0.60section
Aperturerelated to Aperture controlSLR0.60section

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