sound shift

noun

1. a gradual alteration or series of alterations in the pronunciation of a set of sounds, esp of vowels See also Great Vowel Shift

Example Sentences

In one scene, you're in a small community theater, turning in circles, listening to the dialogue of actors on stage, then turning towards the audience, then back again; the lighting and the sound shift as you do.

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“Not to pull the curtains back, but the May Queen dance sequence took a lot of time,” he said, noting the extra effort involved in making the sound shift along with the movement on screen as Dani, hopped up on a mind-altering elixir, joins in the frenzied circular movement of the fateful competition.

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The 360-degree images and sound shift with the user’s head movements, tricking the brain into reacting as if it were all real.

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