clapperboard

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Synonyms: clapper board, clapperboards

Antonyms: clapper board, clapperboards

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|film}} A [[device]] [[consist]]ing of a [[board#Noun|board]] on which [[information]] about a [[film#Noun|film]] being [[record#Verb|recorded]] is [[note#Verb|noted]], and a [[hinged#Adjective|hinged]] [[piece#Noun|piece]] which is [[bring#Verb|brought]] down on the board with a [[clap#Noun|clap]] at the [[start#Noun|start]] and [[end#Noun|end]] of each [[take#Noun|take]] of the film; it is [[use#Verb|used]] to [[synchronize]] [[picture#Noun|picture]] and [[sound#Noun|sound]] during [[editing#Noun|editing]].

Verb

1. To use a clapperboard, especially to clap it to start a film take.

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