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The definition of a storyboard is a sequence of drawings designed to show how a movie, book or advertisement will go.

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A sequence of drawings that shows the plot of a movie is an example of a storyboard.

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noun

a large board on which a series of sketches of shots or scenes are arranged in sequence for outlining the action of a film, video, etc.
such a series of sketches, often accompanied with captions containing dialogue, narrations, etc.

transitive verb

to make a storyboard of (a shot or scene) for (a film, video, etc.)

See storyboard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A panel or series of panels of rough sketches outlining the scene sequence and major changes of action or plot in a production to be shot on film or video.

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