SUBTITLE

subtitle

(noun) secondary or explanatory title

subtitle, caption

(noun) translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

subtitle

(verb) supply (a movie) with subtitles

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

subtitle (plural subtitles)

(authorship) A heading below or after a title.

Textual versions of the dialog in films, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Usage notes

In film and video, subtitles usually translate foreign-language dialogue, while captions transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it.

Verb

subtitle (third-person singular simple present subtitles, present participle subtitling, simple past and past participle subtitled)

To create subtitles for the dialog in a film.