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apertura

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See also: aperturá, apertúra, apertură, and aperturą

English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture and overture.

Noun

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apertura (plural aperturae)

  1. The dehiscence of anthers.
    • 1929, Bulletin, Smithsonian Institution, page 314:
      The apertura is formed of a semilunar anter and of a wide triangular rimule.
  2. The ostiole of certain fungi.

References

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  • 1900, Benjamin Daydon Jackson, A Glossary of Botanic Terms

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin apertūra. Doublet of the inherited obertura.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apertura f (plural apertures)

  1. alternative form of obertura

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin apertūra. The sense of "aperture" was a later learned development. Doublet of ouverture.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.perˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: a‧per‧tù‧ra

Noun

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apertura f (plural aperture)

  1. opening (all meanings)
    Antonym: chiusura
  2. crack, slit
  3. slot
  4. placket
  5. openness, open-mindedness, broad-mindedness
  6. (optics) aperture
  7. (rugby) fly-half

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • apertura in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • apertura in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Latin aperiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Latin apertūra

    From aperiō (“to uncover, make or lay bare”) + -tūra (“-ure”, action noun suffix).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    apertūra f (genitive apertūrae); first declension

    1. an act of opening
    2. an opening, hole, aperture
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    Inflection
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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative apertūra apertūrae
    genitive apertūrae apertūrārum
    dative apertūrae apertūrīs
    accusative apertūram apertūrās
    ablative apertūrā apertūrīs
    vocative apertūra apertūrae
    Descendants
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    Descendants

    Borrowings:

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

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    Participle

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    apertūra

    1. inflection of apertūrus:
      1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
      2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    Participle

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    apertūrā

    1. ablative feminine singular of apertūrus

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    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English aperture or French aperture, from Latin apertūra.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /a.pɛrˈtu.ra/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ura
    • Syllabification: a‧per‧tu‧ra

    Noun

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    apertura f

    1. (optics) aperture (a hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system)
      Synonyms: przesłona, przysłona

    Declension

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    Declension of apertura
    singular plural
    nominative apertura apertury
    genitive apertury apertur
    dative aperturze aperturom
    accusative aperturę apertury
    instrumental aperturą aperturami
    locative aperturze aperturach
    vocative aperturo apertury

    Derived terms

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    adjective

    Further reading

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    • “apertura”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish)

    Spanish

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    La apertura Ruy López
    The Ruy Lopez opening

    Borrowed from Latin apertūra. Doublet of the inherited abertura. Cognate with English aperture.

    Noun

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    apertura f (plural aperturas)

    1. opening (act of making something open)
      Synonyms: aperción (dated), abertura, abierta
      Antonym: clausura
    2. (optics) aperture (something which restricts the diameter of a light path)
      Synonym: abertura
    3. (chess) opening (the first few moves)
    4. opening ceremony
    5. openness, open-mindedness
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    Etymology 2

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    Verb

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    apertura

    1. inflection of aperturar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Further reading

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