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shutter

shut·ter

UK/ˈʃʌtəː/ US/ˈʃʰʌ̹tʰəː/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

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”

Origin

Two main origins: * Occupational surname for a marksman, from an agent derivative of Middle English shoten (“to shoot”). * An Americanized spelling of Schutter.

Phrases

  • ferroelectric shutter
  • roller shutter
  • shutter chance
  • shutter dam
  • shutter priority
  • shutter shades
  • shutter speed
  • time shutter

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