Dolby
[dohl-bee, dawl-]
- a brand of system for reducing high-frequency noise in audiotape using various electronic devices during recording and playback.
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Contemporary Examples
But a life-altering invasion of personal privacy is nothing like a trip on the steps at the Dolby Theatre.
Yes, the 86th Academy Awards will go down on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
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February 25, 2014
Even many of the sponsors are of the low-key variety, including Turner Classic Movies, Dolby, and yes, Omaha Steaks.
Historical Examples
Dolby hoped he could leave Uncle Sam on the 11th of this month.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
Dolby found us confronted in a sort of fascination, like serpent and bird.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
Dolby is not of my mind as to this, and I hope he may be right.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
I infer that the dinner damages Friday, but Dolby does not think so.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
More of this when I am afield and have my list, which Dolby (for Chappell) is now preparing.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
Dolby
- trademark any of various specialized electronic circuits, esp those used for noise reduction in tape recorders by functioning as companders on high-frequency signals
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Word Origin
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).
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