clapperboard

Noun

 * 1)  A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production to be able to synchronize picture and sound during editing.

Synonyms

 * ,, , slate board, sync slate, sticks, board, marker

Translations

 * Catalan: claqueta
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: klapka
 * Danish: klaptræ
 * Dutch: klapbord
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: Filmklappe
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: カチンコ
 * Norwegian: klapper
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: synkronklappa
 * Turkish: çekim tahtasının

Verb

 * 1) To use a clapperboard, especially to clap it to start a film take.