room tone

noun

The ambient sounds in a room or on a set.

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presence
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Meanings

nounroom tone (countable and uncountable, plural room tones)

plural room tones

  1. countableuncountablesound engineeringbroadcastingThe ambient sounds in a room or on a set.

    Synonyms: presence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ambient sounds in a room or on a set.

Similar
presence
Also see
presence
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APA

room tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20tone

MLA

“room tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20tone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “room tone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20tone.

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