Dolby

[ dohl-bee, dawl- ]

/ ˈdoʊl bi, ˈdɔl- /

Trademark.

a brand of system for reducing high-frequency noise in audiotape using various electronic devices during recording and playback.

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Examples from the Web for dolby

But a life-altering invasion of personal privacy is nothing like a trip on the steps at the Dolby Theatre.
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Even many of the sponsors are of the low-key variety, including Turner Classic Movies, Dolby, and yes, Omaha Steaks.
Oscars, Start Your Engines!|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Dolby lived in daily fear lest he should break down altogether.
Life of Charles Dickens|Frank Marzials
Dolby hoped he could leave Uncle Sam on the 11th of this month.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens

And Mr. Dolby tells us also how in travelling it was often necessary for him to ward off such attacks by taking brandy.
Life of Charles Dickens|Frank Marzials
That was a most pleasant night for three of us, but Dolby was disgusted and sarcastic.
Chapters from My Autobiography|Mark Twain
Dolby was strangely impressed by this, when he showed me the newspaper.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for dolby

Dolby

/ (ˈdɒlbɪ) /

noun

trademark any of various specialized electronic circuits, esp those used for noise reduction in tape recorders by functioning as companders on high-frequency signals

Word Origin for Dolby

named after R. Dolby (born 1933), its US inventor

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Word Origin and History for dolby

Dolby

sound reproduction system, 1966, named for its inventor, U.S. engineer Ray M. Dolby (b.1933).