- flopover
- n. poor reception of a TV broadcasts characterized by a repeated image running down the screen
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
flopover
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flopover — /flop oh veuhr/, n. a continuous, vertical movement of a television image picture caused by interference in reception or by improper tuning. [1950 55; n. use of v. phrase flop over] * * * … Universalium
flopover — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from flop over, v. : a defect in television reception in which a succession of frames appear to traverse the screen vertically due to a temporary maladjustment of the relative horizontal and vertical sweep… … Useful english dictionary
