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storyboard

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The storyboard process helps promote brainstorming, highlights missing tasks, and allows the team to incorporate changes prior to traveling too far down a particular path. — By Cheryl A. Malloy & William Cooley, NASA & SAIC here

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To create and arrange storyboard drawings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Storyboarding allows students to work together as they generate ideas and eliminates the territorial defensiveness that often occurs when new ideas are suggested. — "Using Storyboarding to Determine components of Dellness for University Students" J Am Coll Health. 1996 Jan;44(4):180-3 Abstract

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From story + board.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 分鏡圖 /分镜图 (fēnjìngtú) — series of drawings for a film
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分鏡 /分镜 (fénjìng) — series of drawings for a film
  • Chinese Mandarin: 情節串連圖板 /情节串连图板 (qíngjié chuànlián túbǎn) — series of drawings for a film
  • Finnish: kuvakäsikirjoitus — series of drawings for a film
  • Hungarian: képes forgatókönyv — series of drawings for a film
  • Indonesian: papan cerita — series of drawings for a film
  • Japanese: 絵コンテ (ekonte) — series of drawings for a film
  • Korean: 스토리보드 (seutoribodeu) — series of drawings for a film
  • Korean: 콘티 (konti) — series of drawings for a film
  • Malay: papan cerita — series of drawings for a film
  • Polish: scenorys — series of drawings for a film
  • Polish: scenopis obrazkowy — series of drawings for a film
  • Russian: раскадро́вка (raskadróvka) — series of drawings for a film
  • Polish: scenopis — any sequence of drawings