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to unshutter

to unshutter

8.0
To open a camera shutter to let light in
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈʃʌtər/
  • Specialized
: abrir el obturador
  • He forgot to unshutter the lens, resulting in a completely dark image.

Examples

  • Before taking the photograph, she carefully unshuttered the camera to let in the morning light.

  • The photographer unshuttered the lens to capture the moment.

  • The technician unshuttered the device so it could begin recording the experiment.

  • Please unshutter the camera before taking the picture.

  • Before taking the photograph, she carefully unshuttered the camera to let in the morning light.

  • The technician unshuttered the device so it could begin recording the experiment.

  • Please unshutter the camera before taking the picture.

Surface Forms

unshutter infinitive
unshuttered past
unshuttered past participle
unshuttering present participle
unshutters third person singular

Morphology

unshutter = shutter (transparent) = un + shutter

A straightforward reversal of the action of 'shutter' formed by the productive negating prefix 'un-'; learners who know 'shutter' and 'un-' should infer the meaning.

Etymology

Unshutter comes from the prefix un- meaning 'do the opposite' and shutter, from shut meaning 'close'. So to unshutter a camera is to 'open the shutter' and let light into the lens.