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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 1934
...Sound, esp. recorded or transmitted sound; a signal or signals representing this; sound recording and reproduction....
14. audio-, comb. form View full entry 1913
...of or pertaining to interactive language learning, esp. in a language laboratory, in which the student is able to listen and respond to course material through a headset linked to a tape...
15. audiotape, n. View full entry 1958
...Magnetic tape on which sound can be recorded....
16. auto-, comb. form1 View full entry c1833
...Forming chiefly scientific terms relating to chemical, biological, or organic processes, with the sense ‘originating within or acting on the body or organism in question; self-produced; self-induced’;human activity or behaviour,...
17. autocue, n. View full entry 1952
...An electronic device which automatically highlights parts of a visual display in synchronization with a sound recording. rare....
18. autolocate, n. View full entry 1973
...The function provided by an autolocator; the facility to locate automatically a required position on a tape....
19. autolocator, n. View full entry 1971
...A device or facility on a sound-recording console or mixing desk which automatically locates a required position on a tape....
20. autozoom, n. View full entry 1961
...A facility on a camera which automatically adjusts the focal length of a zoom lens; spec. one which keeps the image of a subject in the frame at a constant...
