Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercranked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-cranked
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a scene shot while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will play on screen. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.

verb

simple past and past participle of undercrank

Inflected Forms

more undercranked (comparative) most undercranked (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

undercrank

Questions

What does undercranked mean?
Of a scene shot while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will play on screen. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.

How to pronounce undercranked

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