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Angular aperture

Angular \An"gu*lar\, a. [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.]

  1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

  2. Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.

  3. Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female.

    Angular aperture, Angular distance. See Aperture, Distance.

    Angular motion, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.

    Angular point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.

    Angular velocity, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.

Wikipedia
Angular aperture

The angular aperture of a lens is the apparent angle of the lens aperture as seen from the focal point:


$$a = 2 \arctan \left( \frac {D/2} {f} \right) = 2 \arctan \left( \frac {D} {2f} \right)$$

where


f
is the focal length


D
is the diameter of the aperture.