gobo
Americannoun
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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a screen or sheet of sound-absorbent material for shielding a microphone from sounds coming from a particular direction.
noun
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a shield placed around a microphone to exclude unwanted sounds
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a black screen placed around a camera lens, television lens, etc, to reduce the incident light
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gobo
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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“In bringing Gobo into the real world, we’ve kind of tested the waters of bringing other Fraggles into the real world.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
Lego: Horizon Adventures, based on the PlayStation series and largely developed by London-based Studio Gobo, is nominated in four categories.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025
A vegan for more than 25 years, Moby previously owned Gobo, two now-closed vegan restaurants in New York City.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2015
Nelson also performed characters on the “Fraggle Rock” show, including Gobo Fraggle.
From Time • Aug. 24, 2012
Gobo, here is your serpent;” and the Captain laughed.
From The Golden Rock by Glanville, Ernest
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