cue mark

noun

A visual indicator, placed in an upper corner of a frame of a motion picture, to signal the projectionist to change reels

Meanings

nouncue mark (plural cue marks)

plural cue marks

  1. A visual indicator, placed in an upper corner of a frame of a motion picture, to signal the projectionist to change reels

Translations

Czech prolínací značka
  • prolínací značkaindicator to change reels
German Überblendungszeichen
  • Überblendungszeichenindicator to change reels
Italian segnalatore di passaggio
  • segnalatore di passaggioindicator to change reels
Polish znak końca aktu
  • znak końca aktuindicator to change reels
Slovak prelínacia značka
  • prelínacia značkaindicator to change reels
Cite this entry
APA

cue mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cue%20mark

MLA

“cue mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cue%20mark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cue mark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cue%20mark.

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