noun
shot
An image or continuous passage captured by a camera.
The photographer takes a shot of the mountain view.
Etymology
Photography transferred shot from firing a weapon to making an exposure. Film then extended it to a continuous stretch recorded by the camera.
In context
officially there were three shots fired according to the warren commission one shot missed one shot caused seven wounds
More examples
- This shot is too blurry to print.
- We compare several shots before choosing one for the cover.
- The camera follows the runner in one continuous shot.
Forms
shot · shots
Similar words
- photograph
- A still image, not a continuous passage of film.
- take
- One recorded attempt at filming a scene or action.
- frame
- A single image within a film, not a continuous sequence.