See Also: convulse(dictionary)
convulse(dictionary)

Sensurround (iou) and convulse (oh)


Sensurround (iou)



Sensurround noun. L20.
[Blend of SENSE noun and SURROUND verb.]
(Proprietary name for) a technique of special effects whereby a cinema audience is apparently surrounded by low-frequency sound generated from the Film soundtrack.

convulse (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of convellere 'to pull violently', from com- ( COM-) + vellere 'to pull out']
[I] if your body or a part of it convulses, it moves violently and you are not able to control it
::He sat down, his shoulders convulsing with sobs.
be convulsed with laughter/anger etc
to be laughing so much or feel so angry that you shake and are not able to stop yourself
[T] if something such as a war convulses a country, it causes a lot of problems or confusion
::A wave of nationalist demonstrations convulsed the country in 1919.