closeup
or close-up
[ klohs-uhp ]
/ ˈkloʊsˌʌp /
noun
a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
Also called close shot. Movies, Television.
a camera shot taken at a very short distance from the subject, to permit a close and detailed view of an object or action.
Compare long shot(def 3), medium shot.
an intimate view or presentation of anything.
adjective
of or resembling a closeup.
intimate or detailed; close-in.
Origin of closeup
1910–15,
Americanism; noun use of adverbial phrase
close up
Words nearby closeup
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closet drama,
closet queen,
closeted,
closetful,
closeup,
closing,
closing costs,
closing error,
closing price,
closing snap