checkerboard
verbEtymology From checker + board.
1
To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.
checkerboard
nounUK /ˈt͡ʃɛkəˌbɔːd/ · US /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚˌbɔɹd/
Etymology From checker + board.
1
A pattern of squares of alternating colors.
2
A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and checkers/draughts.
3
Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.
- Synonyms
- draughtboard
- Derived terms
- checkerboard rendering, Croatian checkerboard