checkerboard

Meaning

Noun

1. A pattern of squares of alternating colours.
2. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.
3. A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks.

Verb

To checker; to mark with an alternating pattern of light and dark.

Synonyms

chessboard

checker board

draughtboard

situation

aspect

chess board

board

checks

Translations

échiquier

damier

scacchiera

damero

Damebrett

schaakbord

dambord

σκακιέρα

tabuleiro de xadrez

tablero de damas

Schachbrett

tablero

escaque

Lage der Dinge

Situation

Etymology

From checker + board.