sound wave
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sound wave — ► NOUN ▪ a wave of alternate compression and rarefaction by which sound travels through a medium … English terms dictionary
sound wave — sound′ wave n. Physics. phs a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, esp. a wave producing an audible sensation • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
sound wave — n. Physics a longitudinal pressure wave stimulated by a mechanical disturbance of an elastic medium, as air, at some source and propagated by the action of disturbed particles on adjacent particles; esp., any of such waves within the range of… … English World dictionary
sound wave — n [C usually plural] the form that sound takes when it travels … Dictionary of contemporary English
sound wave — sound ,wave noun count a movement in the air that carries sound to your ear … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sound wave — noun (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑acoustic wave • Topics: ↑acoustics • Hypernyms: ↑wave, ↑undulation … Useful english dictionary
sound wave — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sound wave : singular sound wave plural sound waves physics a movement in the air that carries sound to your ear … English dictionary
sound wave — garso banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. sound wave vok. Schallwelle, f rus. звуковая волна, f pranc. onde acoustique, f; onde sonore, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
sound wave — sound waves also soundwave N COUNT Sound waves are the waves of energy that we hear as sound. Speech is made up of sound waves that vary in frequency and intensity … English dictionary
sound wave — Synonyms and related words: amplitude, antinode, auditory effect, auditory phenomenon, crest, de Broglie wave, diffraction, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, frequency, frequency band, frequency spectrum, guided wave, in phase,… … Moby Thesaurus
