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irising

irising noun: the use of an iris shot. Also the present participle and gerund of iris.

Noun

irising (uncountable)

  1. The use of an iris shot.
    • Irising is frequently used instead of the fade to indicate the completion of a scene sequence and the beginning of a new series of scenes.1920, Frances Taylor Patterson, chapter 4, in Cinema Craftsmanship: A Book for Photoplaywrights, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, page 120
    • Throughout the film [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] circular patterns are symbolic of chaos. Where irising began and ended a happy carnival sequence, an underlying feeling of chaos was created.1976, Allan Casebier, Film Appreciation, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Part 1, p. 22

Also used as

irising is also the present participle and gerund of iris.

Questions about irising

What does irising mean?
Irising means the use of an iris shot.
What part of speech is irising?
Irising is a noun.

Words near irising in the dictionary

  1. Irishtown-Summerside
  2. Irishwoman
  3. Irishwomen
  4. Irishy
  5. irisin
  6. irising
  7. irisless
  8. irislike
  9. irisology
  10. irisresorcinol
  11. iristectorin

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