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curtain shutter — noun : a focal plane photographic shutter * * * Photog. a focal plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of… … Useful english dictionary
Curtain (disambiguation) — Curtain is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light Contents 1 Materials 2 People politics 3 Music media … Wikipedia
curtain — [n] window covering blind, decoration, drape, drapery, film, hanging, jalousie, oleo, portiere, rag, roller, screen, shade, shield, shroud, shutter, valance, veil, Venetian blind; concept 444 … New thesaurus
Shutter (photography) — The 1911 Cyclopedia of Photography divides shutters into roller blind and diaphragm types, corresponding roughly to the modern focal plane and leaf types. In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of… … Wikipedia
curtain — curtainless, adj. /kerr tn/, n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc. 2. a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes. 3. Chiefly New Eng. a window shade. 4. Theat. a … Universalium
Curtain — For other uses, see Curtain (disambiguation). For religious use, see Veil. Curtains at a Bed Breakfast. A curtain (sometimes known as a drape, mainly in the United States) is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or… … Wikipedia
curtain — Synonyms and related words: Z, abatis, act, act drop, advanced work, afterpiece, apodosis, apply to, asbestos, asbestos board, awning, backdrop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier … Moby Thesaurus
shutter — shutterless, adj. /shut euhr/, n. 1. a solid or louvered movable cover for a window. 2. a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening. 3. a person or thing that shuts. 4. Photog. a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera … Universalium
curtain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. screen, veil, valance, drapery, portiere, hanging, blind, shade. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drape, drapery, hanging, portiere, screen, shade, window covering, film, decoration, blind,… … English dictionary for students
shutter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blind[s], louver, persiennes; screen, grille. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blind, cover, shade, storm shutter; see curtain , screen 1 … English dictionary for students
