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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.
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. [1]
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.
vibrations in air, water, etc. that stimulate the auditory nerves and produce the sensation of hearing: although the speed of sound varies considerably, the standard is c. 331 meters per second (c. 740 mph), which is the speed in dry air at STP. b. the auditory sensation produced by such vibrations. 2.
SOUND definition: 1. something that you hear or that can be heard: 2. how something seems to be, from what you have…. Learn more.
[uncountable] continuous rapid movements (called vibrations) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person’s or an animal’s ear. Sound travels more slowly than light. aircraft that can fly faster than the speed of sound. Sound carries well over calm water. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. from television/radio.
noun and verb uses. 1. A sound is something that you hear. [...] 2. Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard. [...] 3. The sound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine.
SOUND meaning: 1 : something that is heard; 2 : the speech, music, etc., that is heard as part of a broadcast, film, or recording