Meaning of SHUTTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'shutur
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- [n] a hinged blind for a window
- [n] a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- [v] close with shutters, as of doors and windows
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| | See Also: | | blind, camera, close, deadlight, double-hung window, jalousie, mechanical device, photographic camera, screen, shut | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Shut"ter\, n. (Photog.)
A mechanical device of various forms, attached to a camera
for opening and closing to expose the plate.
\Shut"ter\, n.
1. One who shuts or closes.
2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut
out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some
strength as a defense; a blind.
3. A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of
any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron
from a ladle.
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