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PRONUNCIATION OF IDIOT BOARD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IDIOT BOARD

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Idiot board is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IDIOT BOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

idiot board

Teleprompter

A teleprompter, or autocue, is a display device that prompts the person speaking with an electronic visual text of a speech or script. Using a teleprompter is similar to using cue cards. The screen is in front of, and usually below, the lens of a professional video camera, and the words on the screen are reflected to the eyes of the presenter using a sheet of clear glass or a specially prepared beam splitter. Light from the performer passes through the front side of the glass into the lens, while a shroud surrounding the lens and the back side of the glass prevents unwanted light from entering the lens. Because the speaker does not need to look down to consult written notes, he appears to have memorized the speech or to be speaking spontaneously, looking directly into the camera lens. Cue cards, on the other hand, are always placed away from the lens axis, making the speaker look at a point beside the camera, which leaves an impression of distraction.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IDIOT BOARD

idiophone
idiophonic
idioplasm
idioplasmatic
idioplasmic
idiosyncrasies
idiosyncrasy
idiosyncratic
idiosyncratically
idiot
idiot box
idiot savant
idiot strings
idiot tape
idiot-proof
idiotic
idiotically
idioticalness
idiotism
idiots savants

WORDS THAT END LIKE IDIOT BOARD

aboard
billboard
board
bulletin board
cardboard
clipboard
dashboard
free on board
go by the board
keyboard
leaderboard
message board
motherboard
on board
onboard
outboard
overboard
secretary to the board
skateboard
snowboard
take on board

Synonyms and antonyms of idiot board in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «idiot board» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IDIOT BOARD

Find out the translation of idiot board to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of idiot board from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «idiot board» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白痴板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consejo idiota
570 millions of speakers

English

idiot board
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेवकूफ बोर्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجلس احمق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идиот доска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

placa idiota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোকা বোর্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bord imbécile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Papan bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Idiot Bord
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ばかボード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바보 보드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papan bodoh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hội đồng quản trị thằng ngốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள் பலகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्ख बोर्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Salak tahta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bordo idiota
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

idiota wyżywienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ідіот дошка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bord prost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλίθιος συμβούλιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

idioot raad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

idiot bräda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

idiot bord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of idiot board

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOT BOARD»

The term «idiot board» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.455 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOT BOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about idiot board

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IDIOT BOARD»

Discover the use of idiot board in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to idiot board and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
61, 1986 idiot board noun a teleprompter US, 1952 • He delivers the lines as if his eyes have just peeled the words from some mystical idiot board. — Steven Paul Martini, Compelling Evidence, p. 60, 1992 idiot box noun the television US,  ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
I am ice ick icky icky-boo idiot board idiot box inked Australian drunk imshi in Indianhay indie info inked innards. I am noun derog A (self-)important person. 1926–. N. GULBENKIAN Cyril Radcliffe. . .did not take the short-cut favoured by so ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
TO MY CHEST," she read carefully from the idiot board just left of camera. — The Guardian, 25th September 2003 idiot box noun 1 the television us, 19SS • I get tired of the idiot box. — Antony James, America's Homosexual Underground, p.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
2003; recorded in use in contemporary gay society UK, 2003 idiot blocks noun options placed at the end ofa staffing paper designed to allow the reader simply to tick the option which describes his decision US, 1986 idiot board noun in ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
14c: French, from Greek idiotes a person lacking skill or expertise, idiot board • noun, colloq in TV production: 1 a board or card on which script or a cue is written , held up out of camera-shot for eg a presenter to read from. 2 an AUTOCUE. idiot  ...
Allied
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Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms ...
... triggering an ice age, esp. in ~ state [65.4 Winter 1990] ice skiing [54.3 Fall 1979 forematter] idea-intensive [60.1 Spring 1985 s.v. intensive] idiot board a TELEPROMPTER; idiot girl a woman who holds up an idiot board or teleprompter [33.2 ...
John Algeo, 1993
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The Foundations of Mind : Origins of Conceptual Thought: ...
For this purpose they designed what came to be known as the “idiot board.” The idiot board was a 10 x 10 array of switches. Subjects had to learn a ran- domly generated sequence of eight switches. At first, they could operate only by trial and ...
San Diego Jean Matter Mandler Professor of Cognitive Science University of California, 2004
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Newspeak (Routledge Revivals): A Dictionary of Jargon
... can be swallowed or sniffed and which has an adverse effect on that person. idiot board (TV) the boards that are held up next to the camera to provide cues and prompts for the announcer, comedian, etc., when there is no autocue machine.
Jonathon Green, 2013
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Writing Children's Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion
I have it on good authority that at least one agency has an 'idiot board', where they display for general amusement, letters written by people who appear to be delusional, illiterate or barking mad. These will include: 0 Claims to be the next ...
Linda Newbery, Yvonne Coppard, 2013
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
B., 1941. idiot board. A teleprompter or similar device used out of camera range to prompt persons appearing on television: world of TV: since ca. 1970. (BR) Cf.: idiot box and idiot's lantern. A television receiving set: since ca. 1955: the former  ...
Eric Partridge, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IDIOT BOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term idiot board is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arrogant newbies turn off coworkers
TH2 often messes up the spiels on the idiot board. Without fail, TH2 would invent all sorts of excuses: Either the words were too small or ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
2
Kendall and Kylie Jenner Film Graphic Promotional Video for MMVA …
That night, Kendall buckled as she read the words written on an idiot board. The model and reality TV star couldn't contain her laughter after ... «Fashion Times, Jun 14»
3
Perez Art Museum Miami Gets Its Incredible Hanging Gardens
Before the Miami Art Museum is finished in December 2013 Jorge Perez will be telling the idiot board members that he is putting "Buy My ... «Curbed Hamptons, Oct 13»
4
Rugby the loser in Heineken Cup misadventures
He could be forgiven for sounding like a ventriloquist's dummy as he spoke since the words were obviously written on an idiot board just to ... «Scotland on Sunday, Sep 13»
5
Will you stay up at midnight for Tim Yap?
If Tim relies on an idiot board (does he have any?), it is never obvious when he talks to his guests. So it is never annoying that he reads ... «Philippine Star, Jun 13»
6
Interview: Alan Cumming, actor
In the rehearsal room, it's vocal exercises and stretching, with not a Winnebago or idiot board in sight. The only starry touch is a promotional ... «Scotsman, May 12»
7
Tolerable Tim Vincent was born for the USA
He adds: “Not only that but two producers talking to you in those earpieces, who are looking at an idiot board about who's who in what film and ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 12»
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West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) results 2010 -2011 …
... to progress in ur career use the spelling of 'career ' correctly frm nxt tym !! Report this content. Anonymous 4 years ago. What an idiot board. «Examiner.com, Feb 11»
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Reinventing 'Batibot' for today's children
I teased Bodgie about making the letters in the idiot board bigger kasi malabo na ang mata niya.? As for casting child celebrities, Bautista said ... «Inquirer.net, Nov 10»
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In Praise of the Americans
Tracy, No matter how hard they tried, no Tea Partiers would understand how an Idiot Board Reader could be called eloquent, how someone ... «Inside Higher Ed, Nov 10»

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