different between subtitle vs intertitle

English

Etymology

sub- +? title

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?bta?t?l/

Noun

subtitle (plural subtitles)

1. (authorship) A heading below or after a title.
2. Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Usage notes

In film and video, subtitles usually translate foreign-language dialogue, while captions transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it.

Derived terms

• subtitled, subtitling

Related terms

• surtitle, surtitles, surtitled, surtitling

Translations

See also

• Subtitle (titling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Subtitle (captioning) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

subtitle (third-person singular simple present subtitles, present participle subtitling, simple past and past participle subtitled)

1. To create subtitles for the dialogue in a film.

Translations

Anagrams

• blue tits, bluetits, builtest

English

Etymology

inter- +? title

Noun

intertitle (plural intertitles)

1. (cinematography) A piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.

   The film made frequent use of intertitles: every scene change was accompanied by text describing the new location.