Meanings
plural clapperboards · alternative clapper board
- broadcastingA 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.
Synonyms: board, clapboard, clapstick, marker, slate, slate board, sticks, sync slate
present singular third person clapperboards · participle present clapperboarding · participle past clapperboarded · past clapperboarded · alternative clapper board
- To use a clapperboard, especially to clap it to start a film take.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
Translations
Catalan claqueta
- claquetadevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Chinese Mandarin 場記板 /场记板
- 場記板 /场记板 (chǎngjìbǎn)device with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Czech klapka
- klapkadevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Danish klaptræ
- klaptrædevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Dutch klapbord
- klapborddevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Finnish klaffi
- klaffidevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
French clap, claquette
- clapdevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
- claquettedevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
German Filmklappe
- Filmklappedevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Hungarian csapó
- csapódevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Italian ciac
- ciacdevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Japanese カチンコ
- カチンコ (kachinko)device with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Norwegian klapper
- klapperdevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Polish klaps
- klapsdevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Portuguese claquete
- claquetedevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Russian хлопу́шка
- хлопу́шка (xlopúška)device with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Spanish claqueta
- claquetadevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Swedish synkronklappa
- synkronklappadevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Turkish çekim tahtasının
- çekim tahtasınındevice with a hinged piece which is brought down with a clap at the start and end of each take of a film
Cite this entry
clapperboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapperboard
“clapperboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapperboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clapperboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapperboard.
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