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- Dictionaryshutter/ˈʃʌtə/
noun
- 1. each of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out the light: "he threw open the shutters to let in air and light"
- 2. a device that opens and closes to expose the film in a camera.
verb
- 1. close the shutters of (a window or building): "the windows were shuttered against the afternoon heat"
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Shutter can be a noun or a verb related to photography, windows, or business. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of shutter with examples and collocations.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word shutter, from a movable cover for a window to a camera component that controls light. See examples, word history, and related entries for shutter.
noun. a solid or louvered movable cover for a window. a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening. a person or thing that shuts. Photography. a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like.
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. She opened the shutters and gazed out over village roofs. Synonyms: blind, screen, shade, curtain More Synonyms of shutter. 3. verb.
shutter noun [C] (WINDOW COVER) a wooden cover on the outside of a window that prevents light or heat from going into a room or heat from leaving it: Shutters usually come in pairs and are hung like doors on hinges. Urs Flueeler/EyeEm/GettyImages.
A shutter is a movable cover for a window, a device for controlling the exposure of a camera, or a part of an organ. Learn more about the different types and uses of shutters with definitions, synonyms, and translations.
a. A hinged cover or screen for a window, usually fitted with louvers. b. A mechanical device of a camera that controls the duration of a photographic exposure, as by opening and closing to allow light coming through the lens to expose a plate or film.
