Shutter definition: A movable cover, usually hinged, for a window or door, used to keep out light or to provide security.
Definitions of Shutter
- 1noun
A movable cover, usually hinged, for a window or door, used to keep out light or to provide security.
- 2noun
A device that opens and closes in front of the lens of a camera to control the time of exposure of the film or sensor to light.
- 3verb
To close a business or a building, often permanently, ceasing its operations.
Example Sentences
“She closed the shutters to block out the morning sun.”
“The old shop finally decided to shutter its doors after fifty years.”
“The photographer adjusted the camera's shutter speed.”
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To close a business or operation permanently.
The length of time a camera's shutter is open during an exposure.
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