clapperboard

clapperboard

See also: clapper board

English

a clapperboard

Alternative forms

• clapper board

Etymology

clapper +‎ board

Noun

clapperboard (plural clapperboards)

1. (film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.

Synonyms

• (film): clapboard, clapstick, slate, slate board, sync slate, sticks, board, marker

Translations

device used in film

Catalan: claqueta Chinese: Mandarin: 場記板 (zh), 场记板 (zh) (chǎngjìbǎn) Czech: klapka f Danish: klaptræ Dutch: klapbord Finnish: klaffi (fi) French: clap (fr) m, claquette (fr) f German: Filmklappe f

Hungarian: csapó (hu) Italian: ciac (it) m Japanese: カチンコ (kachinko) Norwegian: klapper Portuguese: claquete (pt) Russian: хлопу́шка (ru) f (xlopúška) Spanish: claqueta (es) Swedish: synkronklappa Turkish: çekim tahtasının