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shutter
has definitions from the field of photography
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[ noun ] (photography) a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
Used in print (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)A high-speed shutter has been developed in_order to permit photographic observation of any portion of the electrical wire explosion . The shutter consists_of two parts : a fast opening part and a fast closing part . The fast opening of the shutter consists_of a piece of aluminum_foil ( approximately * * f ) placed directly in_front of the camera_lens so that no light may pass into the camera . Experiments have shown that the shutter is 75 percent open in about 60 - 80 microseconds . The shutter aperture may be made larger or smaller by changing the foil area and adjusting the electrical energy input to the foil . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a hinged blind for a window
Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)Chinese and Indian merchants across the street were slamming their steel shutters . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24215
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[ verb ] close with shutters
Examples "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool" Related terms |
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