Overhead Boom Microphone: Held on a long arm by a boom operator, positioned above the actors' heads and out of view of the camera, it is equipped with a hypercardioid microphone so that sound from the direction it is pointed will be recorded and ambient sound will be minimized.

 

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Overhead Boom Microphone: Held on a long arm by a boom operator, positioned above the actors' heads and out of view of the camera, it is equipped with a hypercardioid microphone so that sound from the direction it is . . . View Full Definition

Boom Operator: The sound technician who physically operates the overhead boom microphone.

Overhead Camshaft (OHC): A camshaft in an internal-combustion engine that is mounted within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drives the valves or lifters directly instead of using pushrods.

Omnidirectional Microphone: A microphone that is able to pick up sound equally from all directions.

Overhead: (also: 'smash') a situation when the player is hitting the ball over his/her head; if the shot is hit relatively strong, it is referred to as the smash (see: smash); smashes are often referr . . . View Full Definition

Overhead Pass: An overhead pass is another fundamental passing technique. It is used by snapping the ball over the head, like a soccer throw-in.

Overhead Valve (OHV): A type of piston engine that places the camshaft in the cylinder block and uses pushrods or rods to actuate rocker arms above the cylinder head to actuate the valves. Lifters or tappets resi . . . View Full Definition

Unidirectional Microphone: A microphone that picks up sound from a specific direction.

Single Overhead Cam (SOHC): A single cam shaft found in the head or top of the engine that activates the valves. (Compare DOHC).

Overheads: These are the costs involved in running a business. They consist entirely of expense accounts (eg. rent, insurance, petrol, staff wages etc.).