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1. A, n. View full entry OE
...The letter, and the sound it represents....
2. acetate, n. View full entry 1788
...Chem. A salt or ester, or the anion, of acetic acid....
3. acoustic, adj. and n. View full entry 1635
...Designating the sense or the organs of hearing; of or relating to the sense of hearing; auditory....
4. acoustically, adv. View full entry 1834
...With regard or in relation to audible sound or the science of acoustics....
5. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
6. album, n.2 View full entry 1612
...A book in which contributions (such as signatures, memorial verses, and epigrams) are inscribed for the owner, esp. as mementos or keepsakes. Also more generally: a collection of literary items. Also ...
7. ambience, n. View full entry 1889
...Environment, surroundings; atmosphere. ...
8. ambient, adj. and n. View full entry 1596
...Turning round, revolving. Obs.rare....
9. ambiophony, n. View full entry 1959
...Sound reproduction in which a three-dimensional effect is produced by feeding signals from two sources to four or more speakers with slight time differences....
10. ambisonic, n. and adj. View full entry 1973
...A system of (usu. high-fidelity) sound reproduction which uses two or more channels and four or more speakers in such a way that the effect of indirect sound can be reproduced in...
11. analogue, n. and adj. View full entry 1808
...Zool. and Bot. Originally: an extant species which corresponds to a fossil form. Later more widely: a species or group of organisms in one region, ecosystem, or geological period...
12. assembly, n. View full entry 1330
...Gathering together, meeting; the state of being collected or gathered; = assemblage1....
13. audio, n. View full entry 1926
...Sound, esp. when recorded, reproduced, or transmitted; electrical signals representing sound. Also: sound recording and reproduction; equipment concerned with this....
14. audio, adj. View full entry 1907
...Designating a frequency which for sound is within the range of audibility (between about 20 and 20,000 hertz). Also: having or operating at such a frequency. Cf. audio-....
15. audio-active, adj. View full entry 1958
...Of an approach to language teaching: providing an opportunity for students to listen and respond, typically through the use of audio equipment in a language laboratory; (of such equipment) that allows the...
16. audio dub, n. View full entry 1973
...Designating a facility for audio dubbing, and a control on a machine which operates this....
17. audio dub, v. View full entry 1974
...intr. To perform or use audio dubbing....
18. audio dubbing, n. View full entry 1971
...The action or process of adding a soundtrack to a video recording or replacing a soundtrack without affecting the existing video track; a facility which enables this....
19. audiophile, n. and adj. View full entry 1951
...A person who has a particularly strong interest in the high-fidelity reproduction of recorded sound....
20. audiotape, n. View full entry 1957
...Magnetic tape on which sound can be recorded....
