storyboard

English

noun
Definitions
  • A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.
  • Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.

Etymology

Compound from English story + English board (plank).

Origin

English

board

Gloss

plank

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