recording

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Synonyms of recording next

present participle of record entry 1

recording

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noun

re·cord·ing ri-ˈkȯr-diŋ

plural recordings

: the process of recording something

The recording took place at the studio.

a recording session

: something that has been recorded

a recording of measurement data

especially : a sequence of sounds or visual images stored in or played from a reproducible form

listening to early jazz recordings

watched a live recording of the concert

: something (such as a vinyl record or a digital file) on or in which a recording is stored : record entry 2 sense 4

organized the recordings by artist and genre

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By recording when bees entered and exited their hives, scientists from Penn State University (PSU) discovered that, while most journeys last only a few minutes, a minority of bees can spend up to two hours outside the hive foraging for food, according to a statement from the university last week. —

Jack Guy, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 He's appeared on some of his brothers' recordings and hosts the ABC reality series Claim to Fame alongside his oldest brother, Kevin. —

EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025 The suit was eventually settled out of court, and the group signed a new recording contract yielding one of the biggest albums of the decade, 2000’s No Strings Attached, which sold 2.4 million copies in its first week. —

Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025 This was The Wheel, 2024, another of the show’s objects, this one depicting scenes from the recording sessions as golden motifs. —

Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for recording