stops down

A form of stop down — To decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of stop down
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APA

stops down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stops%20down

MLA

“stops down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stops%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stops down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stops%20down.

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