This page gathers the 3,279 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Media”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 28 of 33: from “star fort” to “supernumerary”.
- star fort noun A military starbase, space station
- star lifting noun A hypothetical process wherein a portion of a star's mass is removed, generally to serve as an energy source.
- star system noun A method of creating, promoting and exploiting movie stars in cinema, emphasizing on their images rather than their acting.
- starbase noun A base (for trading, military operations, etc.) located in space, among the stars.
- starburst noun A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
- starfall noun The act of landing on a star.
- starfighter noun A fictional type of spacecraft that is intended to be used like a fighter plane in outer space.
- starfish noun The anus.
- stargate noun A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away…
- stark noun The language spoken in the Ender's Game series, which is nearly identical to American English.
- starline noun A company that flies commercial starships.
- starman noun A spaceman.
- starrish adj Characteristic of a star.
- startword noun The first appearance of a genre in print.
- stasimon noun A song of the chorus during a tragedy, continued without the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics.
- stasis noun A technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change.
- station time noun The period during which a television or radio station can air its own local content, rather than material provided by the network.
- stave noun A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
- steamfunk noun A subgenre of science fiction that combines elements of steampunk with a focus on Black culture and Afrofuturism.
- steel adj Engraved on steel.
- stem noun A vertical stroke of a letter.
- step on verb To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission.
- Stephanonian adj Of or relating to the Shakespearean character Stephano.
- stereo noun A stereotype.
- stereotype verb To prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of.
- stereotypography noun The act or technique of printing from stereotype plates.
- stereotypy noun The process of making stereotype plates and printing from them.
- stew noun Unwanted background noise recorded by the microphone.
- stewpot noun A jumble, especially one that lacks intellectual coherence.
- stichomythia noun A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.
- stick verb To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.
- stickful noun As much type as fills a composing stick.
- stigma noun A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: Ϛ / ϛ.
- still noun A single frame from a film.
- stinger noun An extension cord.
- sto noun Acronym of Surface-to-Orbit.
- stock noun A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.
- stolen shot noun A shot or sequence filmed without the permission of those depicted.
- stone noun A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before…
- stone editor noun An editor who works with the compositor at the imposing stone to determine how material will be laid out on the page.
- stop list noun A list of people who subscribed to a publication (e.g. newspaper) but no longer wish to receive it.
- stop press noun An event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a…
- storey noun A vertical level in certain letters, such as a and g.
- stork noun The mythical bringer of babies to families, or good news.
- storyline noun The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.
- strain noun Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem…
- strand noun A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- strap noun Synonym of strapline.
- strapline noun A secondary heading or headline, especially one printed above another.
- stray noun An instance of atmospheric interference.
- streamer noun A newspaper headline that runs along the top of a page.
- stretch printing noun The process of duplicating certain frames of a film so that it can be played back at a higher frames-per-second rate without the action…
- strike noun An imperfect matrix for type.
- strikethrough noun An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.
- stringer noun A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a…
- strip noun A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the…
- stripe verb To record (a time code) onto videotape.
- stroke noun A line making up a written character.
- stub noun A row heading in a table (with horizontal reference, whereas a column heading has vertical reference).
- studio system noun A method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios (the majors).
- stun noun A low-range setting for an energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
- stunner noun A pistol firing a beam capable of stunning an enemy.
- stunt double noun A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from…
- Sturm und Drang noun A proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music which occurred from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, emphasizing individual…
- stygian noun An inhabitant of Styx (a moon of Pluto).
- style noun A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is…
- stylesheet noun A document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication; a small style guide.
- stylish adj Having a particular directing style or cinematography.
- stylus noun An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other…
- subchannel noun A distinct division of a channel or frequency band.
- subdeck noun A subheadline.
- subedition noun A publication produced by photographic reproduction of an earlier edition by another publisher.
- subetheric adj Relating to or involving the subether ("a fictional medium through which faster-than-light signals are able to travel").
- subetherics noun Devices able to communicate using the subether ("a fictional medium through which faster-than-light signals are able to travel")…
- subfeed noun A customised or selected part of a video feed.
- subjunctivize verb To treat or discuss in a hypothetical way, as something that could conceivably be the case.
- subsapient adj Of a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings).
- subscript noun A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
- subset verb To extract only the portions of (a font) that are needed to display a particular document.
- subspace noun Any (often unspecified) method of communicating or travelling faster than light speed.
- subtext noun An implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.
- subtitle noun A heading below or after a title.
- subuniverse noun A universe contained within another universe.
- subverse noun A kind of alternative universe.
- sudsy adj Soapy; resembling a soap opera.
- sunlamp noun A high-intensity lamp, used to produce an illusion of daylight.
- sunwing noun A wing or extension designed to capture energy from sunlight.
- super noun Clipping of superhero.
- super deformed adj In Japanese caricature, drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads.
- super- prefix regarding superheroes
- supercut noun A montage of short video clips, usually from a film or TV series, illustrating a particular repeated element such as a word or phrase.
- superfight noun A fight between a superhero and a supervillain.
- superfluous man noun A kind of character derived from the Byronic hero and associated with mid-1800s Russian literature: a man, usually privileged and capable…
- superhero insurance noun A supposed form of insurance held by superheroes, who often cause excessive damage to property without having to deal with payments or…
- superhero landing noun An action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are…
- superior noun A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
- superkick noun An extremely strong kick, performed with proficiency, which differs from the common wrestling variation.
- superlineal adj Written above a line of text or notes.
- supernormal noun A being with extraordinary powers, as compared to the norm for their species.
- supernumerary noun An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.