English Online Dictionary. What means playback? What does playback mean?
English
Etymology
From play + back.
Noun
playback (usually uncountable, plural playbacks)
- The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
- (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) Lip-syncing.
Derived terms
- playback singer
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplei̯bæk(ː)/, [ˈple̞i̯bæk(ː)]
- Rhymes: -eibæk
Noun
playback
- (music, singing) playback singing
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
Declension
- Preferred when written:
- Used when speaking:
Further reading
- “playback”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Alternative forms
- play-back
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛ.bak/ ~ /ple.bak/
- Rhymes: -ak
Noun
playback m (plural playbacks)
- (music, North America) playback (replaying of recorded sound or moving images)
- (music, singing, Europe) lip-syncing, lip-synching
- Synonym: surjeu
Italian
Alternative forms
- play-back
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌplɛjˈbɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
playback m (invariable)
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
Polish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from playback.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛj.bɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛjbɛk
- Syllabification: play‧back
Noun
playback m inan
- (music) playback
- (music, singing) playback singing
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
Declension
Further reading
- playback in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- play-back
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English playback.
Pronunciation
Noun
playback m (plural playbacks)
- (music) playback (replaying of recorded sound or moving images)
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
Spanish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, from French playback, and this from English playback.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpleibak/ [ˈplei̯.β̞ak]
- Rhymes: -eibak
Noun
playback m (plural playbacks)
- (music, singing) lip-syncing, lip-synching
Derived terms
Further reading
- “playback”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Swedish
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, from English playback.
Noun
playback c
- (music, singing) playback singing
- (music, singing) lip-syncing
Declension
References
- playback in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- playback in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)