one-shot noun 12adjective 8forms 2 noun12 •A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.The Mummy belongs in a chapter devoted to one-shots as its progeny are different breeds rather than direct sequels. — 2013 •Something that occurs only once; a one-off.Some ideas are one-shots. — 1960 •A single appearance by a performer. •A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.The inexpensive one-shots still make up a minuscule part of the market, but they are getting attention. — 1991 •(slang) A fanfic of only one chapter. •A camera shot that focuses on a single subject.When composing a one shot, the subject should usually be centered in the frame. — 1998 •A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head. •A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.He also knew where Bell hid his derringer, knew it was in his sleeve instead of his belt or his boot. And he had spotted the tiny one-shot in his coat pocket, which no one ever noticed. — 2013 •A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.Loops contain rhythmic patterns that sound designers can extend to fill any amount of time, while one-shots contain sound effects and other non-repeating sounds. — 2016 •A player that can be killed in a single hit. •A monostable multivibrator.The monostable multivibrator, or one-shot, is designed to generate controllable-duration pulses when triggered by the rising or falling edge of a trigger clock. — 1980 •A programmable interval timer.After peak detection, the processed pulses operate a one-shot circuit which gives a fixed pulse width of 230 ms. — 1987 adjective8 •Unique; occurring only once.One-shot volunteering projects are also common, though possibly somewhat less so than hobbyist-like projects. — 2015 •Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.Analysts typically conduct one-shot case studies on unique events of history. — 2010 •Needing only a single attempt to become effective.A one-shot solution to financial problems •Pertaining to a single shot. •Involving a single gunshot.Now the best shooters in the world fired the best rifle in the world, one-shot/one-kill out to one thousand meters. — 2008 •Involving a single act of launching a ball.Ask anyone — golf writers, designers, players —and they all agree the coolest thing about the one-shot hole is — you can complete it in one shot. — 2011 •Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.Whether a window is one-shot or not makes little difference from the perspective of the programmer. A one-shot window costs more to make visible but uses less memory when it is not being displayed. — 2009 •Holding 1.5 ounces.Here it was sucked from tiny one-shot bottles wrapped in coarse paper, taken between drafts of good East German beer. — 1992 formsone shots · one-shots
