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WHAT DOES THX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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THX Limited is a high-fidelity audio/visual reproduction standard for movie theaters, screening rooms, home theaters, computer speakers, gaming consoles, and car audio systems. The current THX was created in 2002 when it spun off from Lucasfilm Ltd. THX was developed by Tomlinson Holman at George Lucas' company, Lucasfilm, in 1983 to ensure that the soundtrack for the third Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi, would be accurately reproduced in the best venues. THX was named after Holman, with the "X" standing for "crossover" as well as an homage to Lucas's first film, THX 1138. The distinctive glissando used in the THX trailers, created by Holman's coworker James A. Moorer, is known as the "Deep Note". The THX system is not a recording technology, and it does not specify a sound recording format: all sound formats, whether digital or analog, can be "shown in THX." THX is mainly a quality assurance system. THX-certified theaters provide a high-quality, predictable playback environment to ensure that any film soundtrack mixed in THX will sound as near as possible to the intentions of the mixing engineer.

Definition of THX in the English dictionary

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Synonyms and antonyms of THX in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «THX» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

谢谢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gracias
570 millions of speakers

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THX
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धन्यवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

THX
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спасибо
278 millions of speakers

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valeu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধন্যবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Merci
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terima kasih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Danke
180 millions of speakers

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THX
130 millions of speakers

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THX
85 millions of speakers

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THX
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THX
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आभारी आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Teşekkürler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grazie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

THX
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Спасибі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

THX
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THX
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THX
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THX
10 millions of speakers
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THX
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about THX

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THX»

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Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Practice
(Courtesy of THX Division of Lucasfilm, Ltd.) room acoustics criteria are provided. THX reverberation time criteria are shown in Figure 4.12. For the sake of good response from the behind-the-screen loudspeakers, the mounting details ...
William J. Cavanaugh, Gregory C. Tocci, Joseph A. Wilkes, 2010
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Build Your Own Home Theater
When you are watching a program on television that was meant to be played back in a movie theater (such as a movie), then you should press the THX button on your THX-certified receiver or controller. This switches on "THX mode," the ...
John J. Adams, Robert Wolenik, 2001
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Home Theater Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
Avoid Using THX Optimizer #65 can change, even in the same room. If a system had its master volume set to 0dB and all speaker levels at 0dB, and test tones played at 75dB, your receiver or preamplifier's reference level would be 0dB.
Brett McLaughlin, 2004
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Sound Design and Science Fiction
William Whittington. In his confession, THX struggles with his emotions and inexplicable sexual urges for his roommate LUH. He implicates his “mate” by noting that she has “been acting strange.” OMM offers encouragement and platitudes, yet ...
William Whittington, 2009
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Microcontroller
The 13 bit timer register consists of all 8 bit of THx and the lower 5 bit of TLx register. The upper 3 bit of TLx register are ignored. As the counter changes from all l's to O's, it sets the timer interrupt flag, TFx. The timer is enabled when TRx = 1  ...
V. Udayashankara, 2009
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Popular Mechanics
Yet another form of surround- sound technology is called THX. Originally developed for Lucasfilm, THX is a more elaborate version of the Dolby Pro Logic system. The goals of the THX system include absolute clarity of on-screen dialogue, ...
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The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia
This treatment comprises the second act, set largely in what is probably THX 1138's most famous image, a blindingly white detention environment, against which white-suited internees appear as so many floating heads in space. The stages of ...
James M. Welsh, Gene D. Phillips, Rodney F. Hill, 2010
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Cincinnati Magazine
He's excited about Lucasfilm Ltd's THX ;sound coming to Cincinnati. Since 1983, THX sound has been thrilling patrons who first heard it in a few of the theaters screening Return of the Jedi. THX is on the leading edge of the new movement to  ...
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The Matthew's Bible
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John Rogers, Joseph W. Johnson, 2009
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Hymns and Sacred Songs: Reprinted from the Edition of ...
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Alexander Hume, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THX»

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THX Certifies the 32TEN Studios Screening Theater
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--32TEN Studios and THX Ltd. announce the THX certification of the screening room at 32TEN in San Rafael, CA. «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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As THX Gets a New Trailer, an Interview With Its Composer
If you've been in an American movie theater at some point in the past 30 years, chances are that one of them has been outfitted with the THX sound system, and ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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Elemental Achieves THX Digital Cinema HD Video Encoder Quality …
The THX Digital Cinema HD Video Encoder Certification program tests 46 critical data points in six major categories using evaluation test materials to produce a ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
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The new THX intro sequence is like being inside a haunting monster
I still remember feeling like THX's iconic Deep Note sound vibrated inside my chest whenever I watched a movie in a theater. So I guess it's appropriate that the ... «Gizmodo, Apr 15»
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THX Updates 'Deep Note,' the Spooky Sound It Plays Before Movies
Do you still see movies in movie theaters? If you do, or if you remember doing that, then you'll remember the THX logo and its accompanying audio, a vaguely ... «Re/code, Apr 15»
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The 'Star Wars'-Inspired History of the Iconic THX Audio Logo
First, let's get clear on what THX refers to. It is not, as many mistakenly assume, a system for recording, encoding, and decoding audio, like Dolby Digital. «Yahoo Tech, Apr 15»
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THX Debuts First Certified Giant Screen Auditorium in China
SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China's first THX Certified Giant Screen Auditorium was officially launched at China Film Giant Screen cineplex in ... «Business Wire, Jan 15»
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THX Certification Featured In Groundbreaking Debut Of First Ever …
With an ongoing partnership of over 25 years, THX and Warren Theatres have been in close collaboration on this project, working to ensure that every ... «PR Newswire, Dec 14»
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THX Launches HDMI-Cable Certification
San Francisco – THX developed a certification program for HDMI 2.0 and up cables to ensure the cables pass through 4K content without affecting picture or ... «Twice, Dec 14»
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Sharp's new THX 4K-certified Ultra HD LED TV lineup is a feast for …
The only problem is, building a truly remarkable flagship TV can take a while, and attaining THX certification for that TV — a 4K Ultra HD TV, no less — takes ... «Digital Trends, Oct 14»

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