HEADROOM

headroom, dynamic headroom

(noun) the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion

headroom, headway, clearance

(noun) vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

headroom (countable and uncountable, plural headrooms)

The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc.

The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.

(electronics) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom.

The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance.

Anagrams

• Moorhead

Source: Wiktionary


Head"room`, n. (Arch.)

Definition: See Headway, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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