Gutter

Gutter

The space between frames in a cartoon comic sequence. The gutter is a form of narrative gap that is built into the medium of the comic strip. It is the space in which the reader imagines events unfolding in time.

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gutter

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The white space formed by the inner margins of two facing pages in a bound book, magazine, or newspaper. See white space; compare valley.

gutter

Construction; Carpentry

The narrow channel which collects rainwater from the roof of a building and diverts it away from the structure, typically into a drain.

gutter

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The recessed part on a truck rim base that holds the lock ring in place. (2) A channel at the edge of a road to carry away rainwater.

gutter

Printing & publishing; Paper

The blank space or inner margin on a press sheet from printing area to binding.

gutter

Computer; Desktop PC

The blank space or inner margin between two facing pages of a bound document.

summary

Literature; Literary techniques

A shortened version, containing only the most important points as a simple statement that ties together the main facts or ideas.

apostrophe

Literature; Literary techniques

A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person or personified abstraction absent or present.

assonance

Literature; Literary techniques

Repetition of the same sound in words close to each other.

zeugma

Literature; Literary techniques

Two different words linked to a verb or an adjective which is strictly appropriate to only one of them.

tautology

Literature; Literary techniques

Repetition of an idea in a different word, phrase, or sentence.

synecdoche

Literature; Literary techniques

Understanding one thing with another; the use of a part for the whole, or the whole for the part.

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