Entertainment / Photography / Boom: Adjustable metal arm, attached to a firm stand, on which lighting can be mounted. Some booms are also made to support cameras.
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Boom Verb Synonyms: sound, resound, resonate, blast, rumble, thunder, roar, bang, explode
Boom Noun Synonyms: blast, rumble, explosion
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Technology / Television (TV) / Overhead Boom Microphone: Held on a long arm by a boom operator, positioned above the actors' heads and out of view of the camera, it is equipped with a hypercardioid microphone so that sound from the direction it is pointed w MORE
Technology / Home Audio / Boomy: Usually refers to excessivly reverberant bass response, or a peak in the bass response of a recording, playback, or sound reinforcement system. MORE
Entertainment / Bowling / Boomer: A big hooking ball; a person that throws a big hooking ball. MORE
Technology / Television (TV) / Boom Operator: The sound technician who physically operates the overhead boom microphone. MORE
Business / Human Resources (HR) / Baby Boomers: The term used to describe those individuals born between 1945 and 1970. MORE