opening vs aperture

aperture vs opening

opening and aperture both are nouns.

opening is an adjective but aperture is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opening	Yes	Yes	No	No
aperture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aperture is a hyponym of opening; that is, aperture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opening:

opening: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
aperture: an man-made opening; usually small

Other hyponyms of opening include bell, breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube, fly, fly front, crack, gap, gun muzzle, muzzle, hole, inlet, intake, interstice, fenestella, lunette, mouth, neck, neck opening, pass-through, embrasure, port, porthole, slit, spout, throat, grille, lattice, wicket, window, window.

opening (noun)	aperture (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess	an man-made opening; usually small
the act of opening something	a device that controls amount of light admitted
becoming open or being made open	a natural opening in something
the first of a series of actions
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
a possible alternative
the initial part of the introduction
the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
an open or empty space in or between things
opportunity especially for employment or promotion

opening (adjective)	aperture (adjective)
first or beginning

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