clapperboard

noun

Etymology

From clapper + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers- — “tip, top
  2. inherited from *burdą — “board, plank; edge; table
  3. inherited from *bord
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as clapperboard — “clapper + board

Definitions

  1. A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted,…

    A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted, and a hinged piece which is brought down on the board with a clap at the start and end of each take of the film; it is used to synchronize picture and sound during editing.

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

The neighborhood

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