Key terms & definitions

Whether the camera keeps the image upright or tilts it sideways, producing a canted image.

Movement of the camera during a shot, which can follow action, reveal information or change the composition.

A knock-down connector in which a rotating cam grips a mating bolt and draws two components together.

A military campaign is a connected series of military operations undertaken to achieve an aim, rather than a single battle.

An organised series of actions intended to achieve a particular change or raise awareness of an issue.

People working together through coordinated activities to promote a particular change.

Organised action intended to raise awareness, win support or achieve a particular change.

The two frameworks agreed by Egypt, Israel and the United States in September 1978: one concerned Egyptian–Israeli peace and the other a wider settlement, including Palestinian self-government.

A person who accompanied an army without necessarily being an enlisted soldier, often as a soldier’s relative or a provider of essential services.

An experienced professional officer responsible for organising a legionary fortress and supervising training.

The outline or shape of a cam that determines the follower's movement.

The Field of Mars, an area of ancient Rome associated with military activity and elections, where the Ara Pacis originally stood.

Directing children towards particular interests and activities, for example through gendered toys.

Removing a common non-zero factor from the numerator and denominator of a fraction or quotient.

A disease caused by changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and division.

A disease resulting from changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and division. Malignant tumour cells are cancerous.

A person who puts themselves forward for election to a public office, such as MP or local councillor.

A substance being investigated because it might be useful as a medicine.

In Austen’s usage, an attractive openness and generosity in judging others, rather than simply frankness in speaking.

The eating of human flesh; Polyphemus’ treatment of Odysseus’ companions makes him a cannibal.

The collection of books recognised by a religious community as authoritative Scripture.

The laws governing the Church and its members.

The collection of books recognised by the Church as sacred scripture.

The upper layer of overlapping tree crowns in a forest.

A shot in which the camera is tilted sideways, making normally horizontal or vertical lines appear slanted; also called a Dutch angle.

A person who leads the congregation in chanted or sung prayer, also called a chazzan.

A measure of how much electric charge a capacitor stores for a given voltage, measured in farads (F).

A component that stores electrical charge; charging or discharging it through a resistor provides a changing voltage for timing.

The amount of traffic, freight or passengers that a transport facility or network can handle.

The amount a container can hold, commonly measured in millilitres, centilitres or litres.