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Meaning of Sensurround | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. An audio process for motion pictures using low-frequency sound to produce physical sensations in an audience.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Sensurround.
    alt-of, uncountable

Examples

“The object of Sensurround is to subject the audience to such high levels of such low frequency sound that they feel as well as hear the sound waves.”
“Who is against upgrades, jump cuts, more channels, better speakers, the Sensurround pleasure dome of everyday life?”
“For Libby, hysterics were an MGM Technicolor production in Dolby Sound and Sensurround.”
“Upstairs, you enter a cavernous ballroom, like a junior high school auditorium taken over by aliens with superior technology—featuring amazing lighting tricks and a Sensurround–style bass response that makes your chest feel as if it's going to explode.”
“She'd felt it coming in the routing reading of signals in the marriage sensurround.”
“Forty-seven malnourished men can make a surprising amount of noise. Never again do I expect to experience Dolby sensurround quadrophonic Nicam digital snoring of such exceptional quality.”
“The selections here are mostly dark, heavy, and propulsive, with enough sensurround synthistry to soundtrack an IMAX film about underwater life.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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