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Shutter meaning

What does “shutter” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“shutter” is a noun and verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure.

shutter

noun

  1. a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

  2. a hinged blind for a window

verb

  1. close with shutters

    “We shuttered the window to keep the house cool”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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