Word.ws English Dictionary

Waterhouse stop

Waterhouse stop noun: an interchangeable diaphragm with an aperture for controlling the entry of light into a camera.

Noun

Waterhouse stop (plural Waterhouse stops)

  1. An interchangeable diaphragm with an aperture for controlling the entry of light into a camera.

Synonyms of Waterhouse stop

Forms of Waterhouse stop

pluralWaterhouse stops

Origin of Waterhouse stop

Invented by photographer John Waterhouse in 1858.

Questions about Waterhouse stop

What does Waterhouse stop mean?
Waterhouse stop means an interchangeable diaphragm with an aperture for controlling the entry of light into a camera.
What part of speech is Waterhouse stop?
Waterhouse stop is a noun.
What is the plural of Waterhouse stop?
The plural of Waterhouse stop is Waterhouse stops.

Words near Waterhouse stop in the dictionary

  1. waterhorse
  2. waterhorses
  3. waterhouse
  4. Waterhouse diaphragm
  5. Waterhouse diaphragms
  6. Waterhouse stop
  7. Waterhouse stops
  8. Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
  9. waterhouses
  10. waterie
  11. waterier

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Waterhouse stop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Waterhouse stop.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/waterhouse_stop. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.