Gobo Definition

gōbō
gobo, gobos
noun
A black screen used to reduce light falling on a camera lens.
Webster's New World
A screen to shield a microphone from unwanted sounds.
Webster's New World

(film, television) A disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare.

Wiktionary

(theater) A template inserted over a light source in order to control the shape of the thrown light.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Gobo

Noun

Singular:
gobo
Plural:
gobos

Origin of Gobo

  • Uncertain; possibly from go-between. It is sometimes considered an acronym and spelled GOBO, but this may in fact be a folk etymology.

    From Wiktionary

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