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sound design

sound design noun: the creative discipline concerned with sound in entertainment media.

Noun

sound design (uncountable)

  1. The creative discipline concerned with sound in entertainment media.
    • The sound design of The Matrix (1999) won Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.

Questions about sound design

What does sound design mean?
Sound design means the creative discipline concerned with sound in entertainment media.
What part of speech is sound design?
Sound design is a noun.

Words near sound design in the dictionary

  1. sound check
  2. sound clip
  3. sound clips
  4. sound cut
  5. sound cuts
  6. sound design
  7. sound designer
  8. sound designers
  9. Sound Dues
  10. sound effect
  11. sound effects

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