noun
combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech
• Syn: ↑lip synchronisation, ↑lip synch, ↑lip sync
• Hypernyms: ↑recording, ↑transcription
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noun1. : recording of sound simultaneously with photographing of action so as to secure perfect synchrony of both (as when a motion picture is projected)
2. : recording of sound and photographing of action at separate times but utilizing techniques designed to secure synchrony of sound and action when the two are combined
Useful english dictionary. 2012.