apertures
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A number of different sized detectors are available to suit particular situations, such as placing the probe in small apertures or confined spaces.
In September 1692, Sibbald found a blue whale that had stranded in the Firth of Forth —a male convert long—which had "black, horny plates" and "two large apertures approaching a pyramid in shape".
Colpi, sulci and pores are major features in the identification of classes of pollen. citation Pollen may be referred to as inaperturate (apertures absent) or aperturate (apertures present).
Finally, flow restrictors—such as apertures placed in pipes between points where the water pressure is measured—are the analog of resistors.
For large apertures at typical portrait distances, the ratio is still close to 1:1.
Generally, the highest degree of "sharpness" is achieved at an aperture near the middle of a lens's range (for example, f/8 for a lens with available apertures of f/2.8 to f/16).