sound head
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noun Movies.
a mechanism through which film passes in a projector for conversion of the soundtrack into audio-frequency signals that can be amplified and reproduced.
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Also called sound gate .
Origin of sound head
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby sound head
soundcard, sound check, sound effect, sounder, sound film, sound head, sound hole, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead
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sound head
noun
the part of a film projector that reproduces the sound in a film
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