Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sepmag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sep-mag
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a separately magnetically recorded soundtrack running concurrently with the film footage.

Dated

Example Sentences

"At the appropriate distances (28, 26 and 20 frames) ahead of the JOIN PICTURE HERE line there are rows of squares, circles and triangles which indicate the correct splicing points for 16-mm sepmag, 16-mm sepopt and […]"
"Sound for these two telecines is reproduced from conventional sepmag tape machines."

Etymology

Clipping of separate magnetic (“from the magnetic tape used for recording”).

Usage

Dated

Frequently Paired Words

commag comopt sepopt

Synonyms

double-headed

Questions

What does sepmag mean?: Having a separately magnetically recorded soundtrack running concurrently with the film footage.
Where does sepmag come from?: Clipping of separate magnetic (“from the magnetic tape used for recording”).

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