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plate reverb

plate reverb noun: an electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors attached to the plate pick up its reverberations.

Noun

plate reverb (countable and uncountable, plural plate reverbs)

  1. (countable, sound recording, sound engineering) An electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors attached to the plate pick up its reverberations.
  2. (uncountable) The sound effect created by this device.

Forms of plate reverb

pluralplate reverbs

Questions about plate reverb

What does plate reverb mean?
Plate reverb means an electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors attached to the plate pick up its reverberations.
What part of speech is plate reverb?
Plate reverb is a noun.
What is the plural of plate reverb?
The plural of plate reverb is plate reverbs.

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