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1sound effect — sound′ effect n. sbz any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced in a dramatic presentation • Etymology: 1925–30 …
2sound effect — ► NOUN ▪ a sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, film, etc …
3Sound effect — For the album by The Jam, see Sound Affects. Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video …
4sound effect — noun an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑effect * * * ˈsound effect [sound effect] noun usually plural a sound that is made artificially, for example the sound o …
5sound effect — sound effects N COUNT: usu pl Sound effects are the sounds that are created artificially to make a play more realistic, especially a radio play …
6Sound Effect comedy — During the 1960s a new series of sound effect comedies began with Dick Lester, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers s Running Jumping Standing Still , continued through Eric Sykes s The Plank , Barbara Windsor s San Ferry Ann and included four films… …
7sound effect — any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door. [1925 30] * * * Artificial imitation of sound to accompany action and supply realism in a… …
8sound effect — /ˈsaʊnd əfɛkt/ (say sownd uhfekt) noun (usually plural) any sound other than speech or music forming part of a radio or television program or a film and used to create an effect, as the noise of a train, storm, gunfire, etc …
9sound effect — noun An artificially created or enhanced sound, used to accompany the action of a dramatic production, such as a film, play or video game …
10sound effect — n. artificially generated sound used for simulations …
