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storyboard

storyboard noun: a series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.

Noun

storyboard (plural storyboards)

  1. A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.
    • The storyboard process helps promote brainstorming, highlights missing tasks, and allows the team to incorporate changes prior to traveling too far down a particular path. — By Cheryl A. Malloy & William Cooley, NASA & SAIC here
  2. Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.

Verb

storyboard (third-person singular simple present storyboards, present participle storyboarding, simple past and past participle storyboarded)

  1. To create and arrange storyboard drawings.
    • Storyboarding allows students to work together as they generate ideas and eliminates the territorial defensiveness that often occurs when new ideas are suggested. — "Using Storyboarding to Determine components of Dellness for University Students" J Am Coll Health. 1996 Jan;44(4):180-3 Abstract

storyboard meaning in Malay and Indonesian

storyboard in Malay

series of drawings for a film
papan cerita

storyboard in Indonesian

series of drawings for a film
papan cerita

Forms of storyboard

Noun
pluralstoryboards
Verb
third-person singular presentstoryboards
present participlestoryboarding
past participlestoryboarded
paststoryboarded

Plural of storyboard: storyboards

Origin of storyboard

From story + board.

Words formed from storyboard

Questions about storyboard

What does storyboard mean?
Storyboard means a series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.
What is storyboard in Malay?
Storyboard in Malay is papan cerita. See Storyboard meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is storyboard?
Storyboard can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of storyboard?
The plural of storyboard is storyboards.

Words near storyboard in the dictionary

  1. story-poems
  2. story-teller
  3. story-telling
  4. storyable
  5. Storyani
  6. storyboard
  7. storyboarded
  8. storyboarder
  9. storyboarders
  10. storyboarding
  11. storyboards

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