gobo

go·bo

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [goh-boh]
- /ˈgoʊ boʊ/
- /ɡˈəʊbəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh-boh]
- /ˈgoʊ boʊ/

Definitions of gobo word

noun plural gobo a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. 1
noun plural gobo a screen or sheet of sound-absorbent material for shielding a microphone from sounds coming from a particular direction. 1
noun gobo A dark plate or screen used to shield a lens from light. 1
noun gobo a shield placed around a microphone to exclude unwanted sounds 0
noun gobo a black screen placed around a camera lens, television lens, etc, to reduce the incident light 0
noun gobo a black screen used to reduce light falling on a camera lens 0

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Origin of gobo

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1925-30; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Gobo

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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gobo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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