or lip′-synch·
to synchronize one's lip movements with (recorded speaking or singing), to give the appearance of an actual performance
Origin of lip-sync
from lip sync(hronization) the act or process of lip-syncing
lip-sync
lip·-syncWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of lip sync.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present lipsyncs, present participle lipsyncing, simple past and past participle lipsynced)
- Alternative spelling of lip-sync.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present lip-syncs, present participle lip-syncing, simple past and past participle lip-synced)
- (music) To move lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds.
- She lip-synced to her own recording during the show because of her laryngitis.
- There was a great scandal when it was discovered the singer had been only lip-syncing.
Origin
lip + shortened form of synchronize
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lip sync - Computer Definition
The synchronization of people's lips to their mouths. Maintaining the same rate of speed to synchronize audio and video tracks is always an issue in movie and video production. However, the processing required to upconvert a DVD in a DVD player may delay the video a few milliseconds behind the audio. In addition, the video cable to a ceiling-mounted projector may be considerably long, introducing delay. A/V receivers therefore often have a "LipSync," "A/V Sync" or similar function that delays the audio a variable number of milliseconds to synchronize with the delayed video.
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