rewind
to wind again.
to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
an act or instance of rewinding.
Recording.
a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that returns the audio or video incrementally to an earlier point.
the button or other control that activates this reversing function.
a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.
Origin of rewind
1Other words from rewind
- re·wind·er, noun
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How to use rewind in a sentence
If the rewind pace is faster, then that means the movie is shorter.
The universe is 13.8 billion years old—here’s how we know | Charlie Wood | January 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRuth marveled at the skill of the man who rewound the wet line on the pegs of the frame that held it.
Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point | Alice B. EmersonIt checked the spool, which rewound swiftly and silently, and stopped itself when the rewinding was finished.
The Old Die Rich | Horace Leonard GoldThe film must be rewound upon the reel in such a manner that when threaded, the emulsion side will face the lamp.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. HorstmannThe film may be rewound with the pin remaining in position and cause very serious trouble.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions | Henry C. Horstmann
When it was written, Ursula unwound the gray ball to a considerable depth, pinned the note on it, and rewound the yarn over it.
The Golden Road | Lucy Maud Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for rewind
(tr) to wind back, esp a film or tape onto the original reel
something rewound
the act of rewinding
Derived forms of rewind
- rewinder, noun
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