sound head

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sound head

noun sound heads · soundhead

A component of a film projector or similar device that reads or writes audio signals in electromagnetic form. On the exhibition end, most of the sound heads in use at present slide the film past a stationary sound gate with the result that irregularities in the friction of the film against the gate produce a flutter. As a result of film shrinkage, only one pair of teeth in the pulling sprocket made contact

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@misc{sound_head_2026,
  title = {sound head},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sound%20head},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}