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recording

re·cord·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-kawr-ding]
    • /rɪˈkɔr dɪŋ/
    • /rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-kawr-ding]
    • /rɪˈkɔr dɪŋ/

Definitions of recording word

  • noun recording an act of recording. 1
  • noun recording the state of being recorded, as in writing. 1
  • noun recording an account in writing or the like preserving the memory or knowledge of facts or events. 1
  • noun recording information or knowledge preserved in writing or the like. 1
  • noun recording a report, list, or aggregate of actions or achievements: He made a good record in college. The ship has a fine sailing record. 1
  • noun recording a legally documented history of criminal activity: They discovered that the suspect had a record. 1
See all 40 definitions of recording

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Origin of recording

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (gerund); see record, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Recording

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Recording

recording popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for recording

noun recording

  • bookkeeping — Bookkeeping is the job or activity of keeping an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization.
  • cassette — A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film.
  • certification — a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
  • earshot — the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
  • filings — Plural form of filing.

adverb recording

  • live — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
All 12 Synonyms of recording

Related words

  • digital recording

    a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is sampled at regular intervals, usually between 40,000 and 50,000 times per second, and each sample is assigned a numerical value, usually expressed in binary notation.

  • playback

    the act of reproducing a sound or video recording, especially in order to check a recording that is newly made.

  • record

    to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote.

  • track

    a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.

  • analog recording

    a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is converted to an analogous waveform.

  • fade

    to lose brightness or vividness of color.
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