short subject

/ʃɔrt səbˌdʒɛkt/

Other forms: short subjects

Definitions of short subject

1. noun

   a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
   types:

   animated cartoon, cartoon, toon

   a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

   newsreel

   a short film and commentary about current events

   type of:

   film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show

   a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement