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In music, a knob which controls a register on an organ or a manual (keyboard) on some harpsichords, enabling the player to alter the instrument's tone quality in various ways. See also registration.



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We're stopping down in London at the moment as we are recording very day.
His strength and that awkward southpaw style mean he will take some stopping Down Under, so it was wise of club coach Tony Bowden to pull him out of a 'friendly' international with Canada's Adam Trupish last night.
This is why it would require four to eight times as much light on the viewed scene to result in the lens closing the iris either two or three stops, a process known as stopping down.
 
 
 
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