Aperture vs. Vent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Aperture and Vent
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Aperture
In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture and focal length of an optical system determine the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane.
Vent
Forceful expression or release of pent-up thoughts or feelings
Give vent to one's anger.
Aperture
An opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit.
Vent
An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.
Aperture
A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.
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Vent
The small hole at the breech of a gun through which the charge is ignited.
Aperture
The diameter of such an opening, often expressed as an f-number.
Vent
(Zoology) The excretory opening of the digestive tract in animals such as birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
Aperture
The diameter of the objective of a telescope.
Vent
The opening of a volcano in the earth's crust.
Aperture
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
An aperture in a wall
Piriform aperture
Vent
An opening on the ocean floor that emits hot water and dissolved minerals.
Aperture
(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
Vent
A slit in a garment, as in the back seam of a jacket.
Aperture
The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
Angular aperture
This telescope has a 100 cm aperture.
Vent
To express (one's thoughts or feelings, for example), especially forcefully.
Aperture
The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array.
Vent
To release or discharge (steam, for example) through an opening.
Aperture
The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
If the generatrix makes an angle θ to the axis, then the aperture is 2θ.
Vent
To provide with a vent.
Aperture
The act of opening.
Vent
To vent one's feelings or opinions
Sorry to go on like that, but I just had to vent.
Aperture
An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.
An aperture between the mountains.
The back aperture of the nostrils.
Vent
To be released or discharged through an opening.
Aperture
The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture.
Vent
To rise to the surface of water to breathe. Used of a marine mammal.
Aperture
A device that controls amount of light admitted
Vent
An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
The vent of a cask; the vent of a mould
Aperture
A natural opening in something
Vent
A small aperture.
Aperture
An man-made opening; usually small
Vent
An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.
Vent
A rant; a long session of expressing verbal frustration.
Vent
The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates.
Vent
A slit in the seam of a garment.
Vent
The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge.
Vent
In steam boilers, a sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
Vent
Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
Vent
Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
Vent
Ventriloquism.
Vent
(obsolete) A baiting place; an inn.
Vent
Clipping of ventilationor ventilator.
I have adjusted the vent settings.
Vent
(intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
The stove vents to the outside.
Vent
(transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
Exhaust is vented to the outside.
Vent
To express a strong emotion.
He vents his anger violently.
Can we talk? I need to vent.
Vent
To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Vent
(transitive) To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.
Vent
To sell; to vend.
Vent
To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.
Vent
Sale; opportunity to sell; market.
There is no vent for any commodity but of wool.
Vent
A baiting place; an inn.
Vent
A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent.
Look, how thy wounds do bleed at many vents.
Long 't was doubtful, both so closely pent,Which first should issue from the narrow vent.
Vent
The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes.
Vent
The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.
Vent
Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.
Vent
Sectional area of the passage for gases divided by the length of the same passage in feet.
Vent
Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
Without the vent of words.
Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel.
Vent
To sell; to vend.
Therefore did those nations vent such spice.
Vent
To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Vent
To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage or outlet to.
Vent
To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint.
The queen of heaven did thus her fury vent.
Vent
To utter; to report; to publish.
By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies.
Thou hast framed and vented very curious orations.
Vent
To scent, as a hound.
Vent
To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a mold.
Vent
A hole for the escape of gas or air
Vent
External opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate
Vent
A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
Vent
A slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
Vent
Activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion;
She had no other outlet for her feelings
He gave vent to his anger
Vent
Give expression or utterance to;
She vented her anger
The graduates gave vent to cheers
Vent
Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen;
Air the old winter clothes
Air out the smoke-filled rooms
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