photofinish
Too close call
A photofinish is a race ending so close that only a photograph of the finish line can determine the winner.
The term extends to any extremely close competition or outcome: The election was a photofinish, with fewer than a hundred votes separating the candidates.
Also spelled photo finish.
Suspensefully close competition
- edge-of-seatIntensely suspenseful experience
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- tenseStrained or nervous
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
cliffhanger · high-stakes · anticipation · breathless · uncertain · unpredictable · gripping · riveting
Brief maximum-speed effort
- timingArt of choosing moments
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- officialsThose holding formal power
camera · timed · winner · runner-up · margin · split-second · decisive · outcome
Input-detecting device
- shutterHinged window covering
- exposureState of being unprotected
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- digitalOf discrete data
capture · slow-motion · freeze-frame · timestamp · synchronization · calibration · precision · accuracy
nail-biter
Suspensefully close competition
- edge-of-seatIntensely suspenseful experience
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- tenseStrained or nervous
dramatic · cliffhanger · high-stakes · anticipation · breathless · uncertain · unpredictable · gripping · riveting · electrifying
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
- timingArt of choosing moments
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
officials · camera · timed · winner · runner-up · margin · split-second · decisive · outcome · placing
sensor
Input-detecting device
- shutterHinged window covering
- exposureState of being unprotected
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
digital · capture · slow-motion · freeze-frame · timestamp · synchronization · calibration · precision · accuracy · measurement
furlong
Equestrian distance measure
thoroughbred · jockey · silks · stretch · wire · nose · head · length · betting · payout
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