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- DictionarySound/sound/
noun
- 1. vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear: "light travels faster than sound"
- 2. sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations, as opposed to noise.
verb
- 1. emit or cause to emit sound: "a loud buzzer sounded"
- 2. convey a specified impression when heard: "he sounded worried"
Jul 1, 2012 · 1. a. : a particular auditory impression : tone. b. : the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing. c. : mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (such as air) and is the objective cause of hearing. 2. a. : a speech sound. a peculiar r-sound. b. : value in terms of speech sounds.
SOUND definition: 1. something that you can hear or that can be heard: 2. the activity of recording and broadcasting…. Learn more.
Sound definition: the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.. See examples of SOUND used in a sentence.
A sound is a noise, something you can hear if you're in the right spot and it's loud enough. A doorbell, a fire alarm, a cat's meow, or your brother's snoring — they’re all sounds.
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the reception of such waves and their perception by the brain.
a periodic disturbance in the pressure or density of a fluid or in the elastic strain of a solid, produced by a vibrating object. It has a velocity in air at sea level at 0°C of 331 metres per second (741 miles per hour) and travels as longitudinal waves. b. ( as modifier) a sound wave.
to seem like something, from what you have heard or read: That sounds like a really good idea. I don't want to sound as if I'm trying to create extra problems. sound angry/happy/rude, etc. B2. to seem angry / happy / rude, etc when you speak: You don't sound too sure about it. [ I, T ] to make a noise:
