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Sensurround|ˈsɛnsəraʊnd|
Also sensurround.
[Blend of sense n. and surround v.]
The proprietary name of a special-effect technique whereby a cinema audience is apparently surrounded by low-frequency sound and air vibrations generated from the soundtrack of a film. Also attrib. and transf.
1974Newsweek 2 Dec. 104/2 The quake under your seat is created by ‘Sensurround’, a system that hooks into the film's soundtrack and sets off low-level tremors at a cost of $500 a week to the theater owners. 1975New Yorker 26 May 81/1 ‘But my dear,’ said Mrs. Vreeland, her voice achieving in the small room much of the effect that Sensurround does in movie theaters, ‘those wrapped heads are my greatest achievement.’ Ibid. 82/2 ‘My God, Ferle,’ said Mrs. Vreeland, employing her Sensurround voice. 1976Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 6 Apr. 22/1 MCA Systems, Inc., Universal City, Calif.{ddd}Sensurround for electronic apparatus for generating special effects, including simulated earthquake effects, in motion picture theaters... First use Sept. 3, 1974. 1977Time 11 July 51/3 Rollercoaster is the latest—and so far least—excuse to trot out Sensurround, that technology that is still in search of a character and, for that matter, a plot worthy of its woofers. 1980Spectator 31 May 24/1 Every corner of the theatre is used to produce a sensurround, stereophonic effect, the noise and flashing all around us. |