sound wave

Noun

Meaning

(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

acoustic wave vibration audio radio wave soundwave sound energy air wave sonic wave compression-dilatation wave sound signal acoustic signal sound pulse acoustic pulse artificial sound audio wave
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Hypernyms

wave undulation

Hyponyms

air wave

Examples

Working in the digital domain, you're using approximations of things; the actual sound wave never enters the equation. You deal with sections of it, and you're able to do so much more by just reducing the information to a finite amount. Sean Booth

Acoustic interferometry An acoustic interferometer is an instrument for measuring the physical characteristics of sound wave in a gas or liquid. Source: Internet

Acoustics looks first at the pressure levels and frequencies in the sound wave and how the wave interacts with the environment. Source: Internet

Electret microphones and condenser microphones employ electrostatics—as the sound wave strikes the microphone's diaphragm, it moves and induces a voltage change. Source: Internet

Overview A sound wave, in red, represented digitally, in blue (after sampling and 4-bit quantization ). Source: Internet

Functionally this is a fast escape response, triggered most easily by a strong sound wave or pressure wave impinging on the lateral line organ of the fish. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sound vibration sound volume sound wall sound-alike sound-board sound-conducting