crosscutting

 [kraws-kuht-ing, kros-]  

cross·cut·ting

   [kraws-kuht-ing, kros-]
noun Movies, Television.
the technique of intercutting a scene with portions of another scene, especially to heighten suspense by showing simultaneous action.
Origin:
cross- + cutting

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cross·cut

   [kraws-kuht, kros-] adjective, noun, verb, cross·cut, cross·cut·ting.
adjective
1.
made or used for cutting crosswise.
2.
cut across the grain or on the bias.
noun
3.
a transverse cut or course.
4.
a shortcut by way of an area not ordinarily traversed, as grass or open country; a route that cuts diagonally across a road or path network.
5.
Mining. an underground passageway, usually from a shaft to a vein of ore or crosswise of a vein of ore.
6.
Movies, Television. an act or instance of crosscutting.
7.
a crosscut saw.
verb (used with object)
8.
to cut or go across.
9.
Movies, Television. to insert into a scene or sequence (portions of another scene), as to heighten suspense or suggest simultaneous action.
verb (used without object)
10.
Movies, Television. to employ the technique of crosscutting.
Origin:
1580–90; cross- + cut

Related forms
cross·cut·ter, noun
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