shutter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shutter	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for shutter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shutter n a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure a hinged blind for a window v close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shutter \Shut"ter\, n. (Photog.) A mechanical device of various forms, attached to a camera for opening and closing to expose the plate.