Both Uses of
aperture
in
Snow Falling on Cedars
- The clam's siphon came into view; they saw the aperture through which its neck had retreated.†
Chpt 8
- Other than this there were no openings or apertures through which light could seep.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(aperture) an opening -- especially a small one that controls the amount of light admitted for a camera or microscope
or:
the measured diameter of the opening