Home › Words › W › worldizingworldizingworldizing means sounds adjusted such that they sound as if heard in an acoustic location other than where originally created, generally by playing recordings in the new location and recording the playback at that location or by adjusting the audio depth of field.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, worldizing ranks #32,522 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom world + -ize + -ing.nounSounds adjusted such that they sound as if heard in an acoustic location other than where originally created, generally by playing recordings in the new location and recording the playback at that location or by adjusting the audio depth of field.e.g.“In the previous examples, worldizing was used for dialogue or music, but it has also been used very effectively for sound effects.” — 2012, David Lewis Yewdall, The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound:Adjusting the amount of emphasis on theory during practical research.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.audibilization 58% match — The process of audibilizing. vs worldizing →auralization 56% match — The simulation of acoustic phenomena that is used in configuring the soundscape of concert venues, public spaces, and other such environments. vs worldizing →dolbyization 54% match — The process of Dolbyizing. vs worldizing →spatializer 52% match — An algorithm that localizes sounds in physical space. vs worldizing →stereoization 52% match — The conversion of a signal or recording to stereo. vs worldizing →auralize 52% match — To model acoustic phenomena in a virtual environment; to engage in auralization. vs worldizing →acousmatically 52% match — In an acousmatic manner. vs worldizing →remike 51% match — To play back and re-record (previously recorded material) using a microphone, for example to utilise the acoustics of the room. vs worldizing →