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ambisonics

ambisonics noun: a form of surround sound reproduction, using two or more transmission channels and four or more speakers, that attempts to reproduce directional properties of the sound.

Noun

ambisonics (uncountable)

  1. A form of surround sound reproduction, using two or more transmission channels and four or more speakers, that attempts to reproduce directional properties of the sound

Origin of ambisonics

Trade name, from ambi- + sonics.

Questions about ambisonics

What does ambisonics mean?
Ambisonics means a form of surround sound reproduction, using two or more transmission channels and four or more speakers, that attempts to reproduce directional properties of the sound.
What part of speech is ambisonics?
Ambisonics is a noun.

Words near ambisonics in the dictionary

  1. ambisexually
  2. ambisexuals
  3. ambisinister
  4. ambisinistrous
  5. ambisonic
  6. ambisonics
  7. ambispective
  8. ambispectively
  9. ambisyllabic
  10. ambisyllabically
  11. ambisyllabicity

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