verb Download 🔗Share To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle. Examples : "The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch." physics action direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (sound recording) To mix (two or more tracks of a multi-track audio tape recording) and record the result onto a single track, in order to free up tracks for further material to be added. Examples : "Bounce tracks two and three to track four, then record the cowbell on track two." music sound technology media entertainment electronics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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