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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 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.
1. : one that shuts. 2. : a usually movable cover or screen for a window or door. 3. : a mechanical device that limits the passage of light. especially : a camera component that allows light to enter by opening and closing an aperture. 4. : the movable louvers in a pipe organ by which the swell box is opened. shutterless. ˈshə-tər-ləs. adjective.
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.
9 meanings: 1. a hinged doorlike cover, often louvred and usually one of a pair, for closing off a window 2. → See put up the.... Click for more definitions.
SHUTTER meaning: 1. the part of a camera that opens temporarily to allow light to reach the film when a photograph…. Learn more.
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.
noun. /ˈʃʌtə (r)/ /ˈʃʌtər/ Idioms. [usually plural] one of a pair of wooden or metal covers that can be closed over the outside of a window to keep out light or protect the windows from damage. to open/close the shutters. They explored, throwing open the shutters in each of the big rooms.
A shutter is a solid window covering that you close to block out light and open to let the sun shine in. Long ago, most houses had outdoor shutters that acted as an old-fashioned security system, as well as protection from sunlight and stormy weather.
shutter definition: 1. a wooden or metal cover on the outside of a window 2. the part at the front of a camera that…. Learn more.
A movable screen or cover, typically one of a pair, for a window: shutters are usually hinged and often fitted with louvers. Webster's New World Similar definitions
