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Smell-O-Vision, n.|ˈsmɛləˌvɪʒən|
Also Smellovision, etc.
[f. smell n. or v. + -o- + vision n., modelled on the names of other proprietary production techniques, as VistaVision, etc.; cf. also television n.]
A style or technique of cinematographic presentation in which pictures on the screen are accompanied not only by sound but also by appropriate smells released into the auditorium. (The process has not been widely used.) Cf. smellie n.
A proprietary name in the U.S. for a similar special-effects technique involving ‘scent-emitting stickers’ with televised film (Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office), 1986, 16 Dec. tm126/1).
1958Listener 30 Oct. 706/1 Mr. Mike Todd, junior,..has discovered and will shortly introduce a new thing in the film industry: Smello-vision. 1976Oxf. Compan. Film 34/1 Mike Todd backed a system called Glorious Smell-O-Vision with a thriller, The Scent of Mystery. 1983Christian Science Monitor 31 Mar. b4/2 Inside, the McCormick Building is a different world. It is a quaint, period world, rather like a sepia movie in ‘smellovision’. A rich, strong scent perfumes the air. 1987Guardian 23 Mar. 15/8 Whatever happened to Smellovision? |