sound head

noun

, Movies.

1. a mechanism through which film passes in a projector for conversion of the soundtrack into audio-frequency signals that can be amplified and reproduced.

sound head

noun

1. the part of a film projector that reproduces the sound in a film

Word History and Origins

Origin of sound head¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

How refreshing it was to meet a practical, sound head in all that confusion!

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The old notion, that work was a curse, never entered his sound head.

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Has a really sound head on his shoulders, a really skilled craft to his hand?

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I have always been noted for a sound head and a steady tongue.

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If he did not always run well it was not for want of a sound head or a sharp eye.

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