gobo
[ goh-boh ]
/ ˈgoʊ boʊ /
noun, plural go·bos, go·boes. Movies, Television.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a screen or sheet of sound-absorbent material for shielding a microphone from sounds coming from a particular direction.
Origin of gobo
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for gobo
gobo
/ (ˈɡəʊbəʊ) /
noun plural -bos or -boes
a shield placed around a microphone to exclude unwanted sounds
a black screen placed around a camera lens, television lens, etc, to reduce the incident light
Word Origin for gobo
C20: of unknown origin