aperture
Noun
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A device that controls amount of light admitted (synset 102730066)
hypernym: regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.part meronym:
- 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)
- scope, telescope - a magnifier of images of distant objects
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A natural opening in something (synset 109223909)
hypernym: hole - an opening into or through somethinghyponym:
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An man-made opening;
Usually small (synset 102729941)hypernym: opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-madehyponym:- embouchure, mouthpiece - 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
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