ALL meanings of shutter
shut·ter
S s - noun shutter a solid or louvered movable cover for a window. 1
- noun shutter a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening. 1
- noun shutter a person or thing that shuts. 1
- noun shutter Photography. a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like. 1
- verb with object shutter to close or provide with shutters: She shuttered the windows. 1
- verb with object shutter to close (a store or business operations) for the day or permanently. 1
- verb without object shutter to close or close down: The factory has shuttered temporarily. 1
- noun shutter window 1
- noun shutter camera 1
- transitive verb shutter close shutters 1
- countable noun shutter The shutter in a camera is the part which opens to allow light through the lens when a photograph is taken. 0
- countable noun shutter Shutters are wooden or metal covers fitted on the outside of a window. They can be opened to let in the light, or closed to keep out the sun or the cold. 0
- noun shutter a hinged doorlike cover, often louvred and usually one of a pair, for closing off a window 0
- noun shutter an opaque shield in a camera that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second. It is either built into the lens system or lies in the focal plane of the lens (focal-plane shutter) 0
- noun shutter a rotating device in a film projector that permits an image to be projected onto the screen only when the film is momentarily stationary 0
- noun shutter one of the louvred covers over the mouths of organ pipes, operated by the swell pedal 0
- noun shutter a person or thing that shuts 0
- verb shutter to close with or as if with a shutter or shutters 0
- verb shutter to equip with a shutter or shutters 0
- noun shutter a movable screen or cover for a window, usually hinged and often fitted with louvers 0
- noun shutter anything used to cover an opening, as a slide or door on a lantern 0
- noun shutter a device that controls the duration of an exposure by opening and closing, allowing light to reach the film or plate for a specified amount of time 0
- verb transitive shutter to close or furnish with a shutter or shutters 0