Dolby Atmos
Spatial sound technology
Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology that places audio in three-dimensional space, including overhead.
Unlike traditional channel-based systems that assign sound to specific speakers, Atmos treats sounds as objects that can move freely around the listener: The helicopter flew right over my head in Atmos.
The format appears in cinemas, home theaters, headphones, and streaming services.
- surroundEnclose on every side
- immersiveFully engaging the senses
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- spatialRelating to physical extent
- audioTransmitted sound content
speakers · overhead · soundbar · theater · bass · 3D · mixing · height · channels · Netflix · streaming · movie night · home · Apple TV · rumble · ceiling · enveloping · dynamic
audio technology sophistication/generation
Dolby Atmosmono
Single, as prefix
AM radio · gramophone · lo-fi · Victrola · analog sound
atmos, atmosphere, atmospheric, atmospherics, atmospherically