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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcrank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-crank
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.

Etymology

From over- + crank; dating from a time when film was advanced in a camera by the turning of a crank.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overcranks (present, singular) overcranking (participle, present) overcranked (participle, past) overcranked (past)

Antonyms

undercrank

Questions

What does overcrank mean?
To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.
Where does overcrank come from?
From over- + crank; dating from a time when film was advanced in a camera by the turning of a crank.

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