Word: apertures
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
per
tures
Definition: Plural of aperture; a device that controls amount of light admitted
Morphemes:
Affix: aperture
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The diameter of the aperture (in the sense above) which restricts the width of the light path through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: apertūra
Language: la
Decoded: apertura
Meaning: opening
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).