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jump cut

Syllabification: (jump cut)
Definition of jump cut

noun

  • (in film or television) an abrupt transition from one scene to another.

verb

(jump-cut) [no object]
  • (in filmmaking or television) make an abrupt transition from one scene to another.

jump cut in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of jump cut in the British & World English dictionary