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／场记板 (zh) (chǎngjìbǎn), 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
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• 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