nonsync

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adjective

Relating to a soundtrack that is not synchronized with the picture, but played back from a separate medium.

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Meanings

adjectivenonsync (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebroadcastingRelating to a soundtrack that is not synchronized with the picture, but played back from a separate medium.

    The great Arri S and M models were workhorses of nonsync filming in the 1970s. They're still great cameras, and you can buy used ones for a pittance. If you're not recording dialogue, they'll be fine. […] If you don't mind windup, spring-driven cameras, the Bolex 16s are good nonsync cameras.

    2012, Jack Anderson, Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot, page 216

Origin

Short for nonsynchronous or nonsynchronized.

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APA

nonsync. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsync

MLA

“nonsync.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsync. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsync,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsync.

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