stop down
verb
stopped down; stopping down; stops down
: to reduce the effective aperture of (a lens) by means of a diaphragm
Examples of stop down in a Sentence
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Wide-open resolution is a little better (4,200 lines) at the 50mm focal length, and the lens delivers similarly strong results stopped down as at 28mm.
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PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
Landscape specialists who want the sunstar effect in photos might opt to stop down, but even then, the effect is underwhelming with tines that lack clear definition.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
A couple stops down the street is the obligatory Pixar headquarters photo op.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
For another, a pair of producers killing an actor and causing a show to stop down?
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
Her car stopped down the street, and others came to help her.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
Denver and Miami traded blows in the final quarter, but the Nuggets were able to get timely stops down the stretch and made clutch free throws to seal the game and win their first ever NBA title.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
In that final period, Indiana’s Andrew Nembhard (24 points), Aaron Nesmith (22), TJ McConnell (19) and George Hill (15) kept hitting shots and Milwaukee couldn’t make enough stops down the stretch to come back.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
Had to stop down for a 1/2 hour.
—Keith Langston, EW.com, 21 July 2022
PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
Landscape specialists who want the sunstar effect in photos might opt to stop down, but even then, the effect is underwhelming with tines that lack clear definition.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
A couple stops down the street is the obligatory Pixar headquarters photo op.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
For another, a pair of producers killing an actor and causing a show to stop down?
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
Her car stopped down the street, and others came to help her.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
Denver and Miami traded blows in the final quarter, but the Nuggets were able to get timely stops down the stretch and made clutch free throws to seal the game and win their first ever NBA title.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
In that final period, Indiana’s Andrew Nembhard (24 points), Aaron Nesmith (22), TJ McConnell (19) and George Hill (15) kept hitting shots and Milwaukee couldn’t make enough stops down the stretch to come back.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
Had to stop down for a 1/2 hour.
—Keith Langston, EW.com, 21 July 2022
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“Stop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20down. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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