'Shutter' definitions:
Definition of 'shutter'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
noun
A hinged blind for a window
verb
Close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"
Definition of 'Shutter'
From: GCIDE
- Shutter \Shut"ter\, n.
- 1. One who shuts or closes. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Photog.) A mechanical device of various forms, attached to the aperture of a camera lens for opening and closing to expose the plate. It is usually designed so that the time during which the aperture is opened may be varied by a manual dial or by some automatic mechanism, thereby allowing proper exposure of a photographic film under different intensities of light. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]