soundhead

noun

1

: an attachment for a motion picture projector containing apparatus for smoothing the motion of the film and for converting the sound record information into electrical signals

2

: the part of a motion-picture printer in which the sound track negative is printed onto the positive film

Word History

Etymology

sound entry 3 + head

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