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room tone

room tone noun: the ambient sounds in a room or on a set.

Noun

room tone (countable and uncountable, plural room tones)

  1. (sound engineering) The ambient sounds in a room or on a set.
    Synonyms:
    presence

Synonyms of room tone

Forms of room tone

pluralroom tones

Questions about room tone

What does room tone mean?
Room tone means the ambient sounds in a room or on a set.
What part of speech is room tone?
Room tone is a noun.
What is the plural of room tone?
The plural of room tone is room tones.

Words near room tone in the dictionary

  1. room temperature I.Q.s
  2. room temperature IQ
  3. room temperature IQs
  4. room temperatures
  5. room to maneuver
  6. room tone
  7. room tones
  8. room-scale
  9. room-set
  10. room-sets
  11. room-temperature I.Q.

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