worldizing

[ wurl-dahy-zing ]

noun

, Movies.

1. an audio technique or treatment by which previously recorded sounds are made to seem as if they are being heard in a location other than where they were recorded, especially the location where the scene involving the sound takes place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of worldizing¹

First recorded in 1990–95; worldize ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Mr. Dominik and Mr. Shatz also used a process called “worldizing,” in which they would take sounds, play them back in different environments, record the slightly altered versions and then switch between them to create an ambience.

From New York Times

Worldizing Economic Activity The past hundred years have witnessed a speedy worldizing of human affairs built upon a transformation in the ways of making a living.

From Project Gutenberg