surround sound
noun [U]Definition
› a system for playing sounds, especially in cinemas, that uses three or more loudspeakers so that the person listening seems to be surrounded by the soundSound and its properties
(Definition of surround sound noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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