Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prelay
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing.

noun

The act of prelaying.

adj

Before a bird lays eggs.

Example Sentences

"He'll be responsible for prelaying sound effects for film and television."
"In this way, dialog, music and effects elements can be prelaid to hard disk or MO […]"
"If your show includes a lot of effects, for example, explosions, music, sound effects, or loud noises over romantic dialogue, then your sound-effects supervisor will probably recommend a predub or prelay."
"An optimum method for feeding calcium is to start feeding the layer level (3.25% or more) slightly before the first egg, because after hens start laying there is a negative calcium balance when consuming the prelay calcium level of 2.0%."

Etymology

From pre- + lay.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prelays (present, singular) prelaying (participle, present) prelaid (participle, past) prelaid (past) prelays (plural)

Questions

What does prelay mean?: To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing.
Where does prelay come from?: From pre- + lay.

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