gobo

[ goh-boh ]

noun,plural go·bos, go·boes.Movies, Television.
  1. a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

  2. a screen or sheet of sound-absorbent material for shielding a microphone from sounds coming from a particular direction.

Origin of gobo

1
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain

Words Nearby gobo

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How to use gobo in a sentence

  • Mammy gobo was no respecter of persons, and I was glad to find that she attended on Tom with as much care as she had done on me.

    Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston
  • We told Mammy gobo of what had occurred, and she said she would try and find out who had robbed us.

    Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston
  • gobo, poor fellow, required no second invitation; indeed, his haste was his undoing.

    Maiwa's Revenge | H. Rider Haggard
  • "I crave a thousand pardons, good Queen," begged gobo, spreading out his arms in submission.

    The King of Gee-Whiz | Emerson Hough
  • It was the Wicked Fairy gobo who put such notions in his head; but let us hope that all will yet be well.

    The King of Gee-Whiz | Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for gobo

gobo

/ (ˈɡəʊbəʊ) /


nounplural -bos or -boes
  1. a shield placed around a microphone to exclude unwanted sounds

  2. a black screen placed around a camera lens, television lens, etc, to reduce the incident light

Origin of gobo

1
C20: of unknown origin

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