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de-esser

de-esser noun: a plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.

Noun

de-esser (plural de-essers)

  1. A plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.

Forms of de-esser

pluralde-essers

Origin of de-esser

From de-ess + -er.

Questions about de-esser

What does de-esser mean?
De-esser means a plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.
What part of speech is de-esser?
De-esser is a noun.
What is the plural of de-esser?
The plural of de-esser is de-essers.

Words near de-esser in the dictionary

  1. de-escalation
  2. de-escalations
  3. de-escalatory
  4. de-ess
  5. de-essed
  6. de-esser
  7. de-essers
  8. de-esses
  9. de-essing
  10. de-ethnicization
  11. de-ethnization

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