pulldown
[poo l-doun]
- a mechanism that intermittently advances the film through the film gate of a camera or projector.
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Origin of pulldown
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase pull down
pull-down
[poo l-doun]
- designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.
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Origin of pull-down
First recorded in 1905–10; adj. use of verb phrase pull down
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