sound wavenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsaʊnd ˌweɪv/us/ˈsaʊnd ˌweɪv/the form that sound takes when it passes through air, water, etc.
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Sound & its properties
- acoustic
- anti-noise
- audio
- decibel
- echo
- HD
- high def
- high definition
- high def
- loud
- mono
- noise
- quadraphonic
- resonant
- silken
- sound
- soundproof
- thunder
- trill
- ultrasonic
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Examples from literature
- An airplane has sound waves in front of it and around it.
- Long, low sound waves are very strong and go farther than short, high waves.
- When a plane travels faster than the speed of sound, the sound waves all come together and make one big sound.