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sound head

sound head noun: a component of a film projector or similar device that reads or writes audio signals in electromagnetic form.

Noun

sound head (plural sound heads)

  1. A component of a film projector or similar device that reads or writes audio signals in electromagnetic form.
    • On the exhibition end, most of the sound heads in use at present slide the film past a stationary sound gate with the result that irregularities in the friction of the film against the gate produce a flutter. As a result of film shrinkage, only one pair of teeth in the pulling sprocket made contact...1916, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, page 188

sound head meaning in Tamil

sound head in Tamil

ஒலி முகப்பு

Forms of sound head

pluralsound heads
alternative formsoundhead

Questions about sound head

What does sound head mean?
Sound head means a component of a film projector or similar device that reads or writes audio signals in electromagnetic form.
What is sound head in Tamil?
Sound head in Tamil is ஒலி முகப்பு. See Sound head meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sound head?
Sound head is a noun.
What is the plural of sound head?
The plural of sound head is sound heads.

Words near sound head in the dictionary

  1. sound engineer
  2. sound engineering
  3. sound engineers
  4. sound film
  5. sound films
  6. sound head
  7. sound heads
  8. sound hole
  9. sound holes
  10. sound isolation
  11. sound law

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