| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather |
deadlight
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| mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture |
delayed action
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| shutter with adjustable horizontal slats |
jalousie
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| shutter made of angled slats |
jalousie
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| optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam |
Kerr cell
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| device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture |
Kinetoscope
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| device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter |
synchroflash
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