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predelay

predelay noun: the delay before the first reverberation of an echo.

Noun

predelay (countable and uncountable, plural predelays)

  1. The delay before the first reverberation of an echo.
    • A longer predelay gives the impression of a larger room.

Forms of predelay

pluralpredelays

Origin of predelay

From pre- + delay.

Questions about predelay

What does predelay mean?
Predelay means the delay before the first reverberation of an echo.
What part of speech is predelay?
Predelay is a noun.
What is the plural of predelay?
The plural of predelay is predelays.

Words near predelay in the dictionary

  1. predegeneration
  2. predegenerations
  3. predegradation
  4. predegraded
  5. predegree
  6. predelay
  7. predelays
  8. predeliberate
  9. predeliberated
  10. predeliberates
  11. predeliberating

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