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APERTURE

Volume 3 · 63 words · 1860 Edition

in Geometry, the space between two right lines which meet in a point and form an angle.

Optics, a round hole in a turned bit of wood or plate of tin, placed within the side of a telescope or microscope, near to the object glass, by means of which fewer rays are admitted, and a more distinct appearance of the object is obtained.