Definition of Shutter
Shut´ter
n.
1.
One
who
shuts
or
closes
.
2.
A
movable
cover
or
screen
for
a
window
,
designed
to
shut
out
the
light
,
to
obstruct
the
view
,
or
to
be
of
some
strength
as
a
defense
;
a
blind
.
3.
A
removable
cover
,
or
a
gate
,
for
closing
an
aperture
of
any
kind
,
as
for
closing
the
passageway
for
molten
iron
from
a
ladle
.
4.
(Photog.)
A
mechanical
device
of
various
forms
,
attached
to
the
aperture
of
a
camera
lens
for
opening
and
closing
to
expose
the
plate
.
It
is
usually
designed
so
that
the
time
during
which
the
aperture
is
opened
may
be
varied
by
a
manual
dial
or
by
some
automatic
mechanism
,
thereby
allowing
proper
exposure
of
a
photographic
film
under
different
intensities
of
light
.
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,
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