predelay

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noun

The delay before the first reverberation of an echo.

“A longer predelay gives the impression of a larger room.”

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Meanings

nounpredelay (countable and uncountable, plural predelays)

plural predelays

  1. countableuncountableThe delay before the first reverberation of an echo.

    A longer predelay gives the impression of a larger room.

Origin

From pre- + delay.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pleadery
Cite this entry
APA

predelay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predelay

MLA

“predelay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predelay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predelay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predelay.

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