- sound wave
- `sound ,wave noun counta movement in the air that carries sound to your ear
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
sound wave — ► NOUN ▪ a wave of alternate compression and rarefaction by which sound travels through a medium … English terms dictionary
sound wave — n 1) SOUND (1) 2) sound waves pl longitudinal pressure waves esp. when transmitting audible sound … Medical 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 — 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