photo finish

English

Noun

photo finish (plural photo finishes)

1. (sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.

   Hypernym: blanket finish

2. (by extension) Any competition with a very close outcome.

Translations

finish of a race in which the leaders are close together

• Finnish: maalikameraratkaisu
• French: photo-finish (fr) f
• German: Fotofinish n
• Greek: φωτοφίνις (el) n (fotofínis)
• Hungarian: célfotó (hu)
• Italian: fotofinish m
• Turkish: fotofiniş sistemi, fotofiniş tekniği

See also

• neck and neck

Further reading

• photo finish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English photo finish.

Noun

photo finish m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of fotofinish