French word contrechamp comes from French champ, French contre- (Counter-, anti-.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| champ | French (fra) | (heraldry) the background of a shield's design. (mathematics) a vector field, tensor field, or scalar field (but not a commutative ring with identity for which every nonzero element has a multiplicative inverse, cf. corps). A wide open space. An area of study. Field in its various senses, including:. |
| contre- | French (fra) | Counter-, anti-. |
| contrechamp | French (fra) | (film) reverse shot. |