Definitions for Shutter
ˈʃʌt ərshut·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. shutternoun

   a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

2. shutterverb

   a hinged blind for a window

3. shutterverb

   close with shutters

   "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shutternoun

   (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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. shutternoun

   Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.

2. shutternoun

   The part of a camera that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in during taking a picture.

3. shutterverb

   To close the shutters.

   Shutter the windows, there's a storm coming!

4. shutterverb

   To close up a building for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.

   It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shutternoun

   Etymology: from shut.

   1. One that shuts.2. A cover; a door.

   The wealthy,
   In lofty litters born, read and write,
   Or sleep at ease, the shutters make it night. John Dryden, Juven.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Shutternoun

   one who shuts or closes

2. Shutternoun

   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. Shutternoun

   a removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shutter

   In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to light to capture a permanent image of a scene. A shutter can also be used to allow pulses of light to pass outwards, as in a movie projector or signal lamp.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHUTTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shutter is ranked #36736 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shutter surname appeared 608 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shutter.
   
   93.9% or 571 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Close
   • Mechanical Device

Anagrams for Shutter »

1. hurtest

2. hutters

How to pronounce Shutter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Shutter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shutter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shutter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Shutter in a Sentence

1. Mike Davis:

   The reason Big Tech can censor, silence, de-platform, or cancel conservatives is because they have monopoly power, and they use their monopoly power to shutter small businesses and crush competition. Section 230 reform is not going to pass this Congress. Antitrust reforms can pass if Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan get out of the way.

2. John Koenig:

   With every click of the shutter, you're trying to press Pause on your life. If only so you can feel a little more comfortable moving on living in a world stuck on Play.

3. Hani Mowafi:

   While efforts have been made to rationalize distribution of resources, the repeated attacks on health facilities as well as the loss of personnel have caused many facilities to shutter their doors and to fear sharing any data with research personnel for fear that it could be used to target them.

4. Ahmed Awad:

   We need the U.S. government to continue to lend its political and logistical support to the legitimate government and the Arab coalition, this will, in turn, help reinstating the government institutions, which will curb AQAP operations and lead to its demise. The conflict, according to the U.N., has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people, displaced millions and gutted the infrastructure of the country, already considered the poorest in the Middle East before the war began. Over the past few months, Yemen has been devastated not only by bombs and bullets, but has experienced a severe return of the once almost extinct – and under normal circumstances highly treatable – cholera. American involvement in the fight is increasing. Although the U.S. was forced to shutter Yemen Embassy in Washington D.C. in Yemen in 2015 and pull out special operations forces pursuing AQAP operatives as the conflict spiraled, the American military isincreasinglyembroiled in the embattled nation. U.S. troops have returned in small numbers, and the Trump administration has vastly accelerated the number of operations in the region in recent months. America’s engagement inside Yemen and its backing of The Saudi-led coalition, which supports Mubarak and the rest of the internationally-recognized government, is steeped in controversy. Government forces, Houthi rebels and Al-Qaeda factions control different parts of war-torn Yemen Much of the international media and human rights bodies have accused the U.S. of propping up a bloody Saudi-initiated war, a criticism Mubarak sharply denies. Some of the criticism may reflect a misunderstanding of the history and nature of the conflict. While many have framed the war as a Sunni-Shia sectarian conflict, Mubarak insists the two groups of Muslims, Shia and Sunni, have co-existed in Yemen for a very long time. ISIS, SQUEEZED OUT OF IRAQ AND SYRIA, NOW' REGROUPING' IN LIBYA, ANALYSTS SAY AL QAEDA IN AFGHANISTAN : HOW TERROR GROUP SURVIVES, THRIVES YEMENI REBELS SAY TARGETED UAE SHIP OF The Saudi-led coalition.

5. Edward Snyder:

   South Korea Samsung will have to buy the whole thing and then and shutter what they don't need.

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