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Meaning of "sound wave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUND WAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUND WAVE

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sound wave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOUND WAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sound wave

Sound

In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as a typically audible mechanical wave of pressure and displacement, through a medium such as air, and water. In physiology and psychology, sound is the reception of such waves and their perception by the brain.

Definition of sound wave in the English dictionary

The definition of sound wave in the dictionary is a wave that propagates sound.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUND WAVE

sound file
sound head
sound hole
sound law
sound library
sound line
sound mixer
Sound of Mull
sound off
sound out
sound pollution
sound ranging
sound recordist
sound shift
sound spectrogram
sound spectrograph
sound stage
sound system
sound truck
soundable

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUND WAVE

carrier wave
complex wave
electromagnetic wave
finger wave
gravitational wave
gravity wave
heat wave
long wave
medium wave
new wave
permanent wave
radio wave
shock wave
short wave
sine wave
sky wave
square wave
surface acoustic wave
tidal wave
travelling wave
wave

Synonyms and antonyms of sound wave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sound wave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUND WAVE

Find out the translation of sound wave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sound wave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sound wave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

声波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

onda de sonido
570 millions of speakers

English

sound wave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्वनि तरंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموجة الصوتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

звуковая волна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

onda sonora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দ - তরঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onde sonore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

gelombang bunyi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schallwelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

音波
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelombang swara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làn sóng âm thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலி அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वनी लहर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ses dalgası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onda sonora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fala dźwiękowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звукова хвиля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

val de sunet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηχητικό κύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klank golf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljudvåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lydbølge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sound wave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUND WAVE»

The term «sound wave» is regularly used and occupies the 79.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUND WAVE»

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College Physics: Reasoning and Relationships
A sound wave in air has a frequency of 220 Hz. What is its wave- length? The distance along a sound wave between a point of condensa- tion and the nearest rarefaction is 0.45 m. What is the wavelength of this sound wave? 3. Consider a ...
Nicholas Giordano, 2012
2
Multi-Track Recording for Musicians
There are four other important concepts to learn about components of sound waves : • The amplitude of a sound wave determines how loud it sounds to us. • The decibel is the measure of amplitude. • Sound waves have different phase cycles.
Hurtig, Brent
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Acoustics, Waves and Oscillations
where r is called the reflection coefficient. Similarly, from equation (13.6) f 2 using equation (11. 5) percentage reflection can be calculated as shown in Table (11.1) . TABLE 1 1.1 Percentage reflection of sound wave when the sound enters the ...
S. N. Sen (Professor.), 1990
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Diagnostic Ultrasound: Physics and Equipment
As explained earlier, a sound wave passing through a medium causes the particles of the medium to oscillate back and forth along the direction of propagation (i.e. longitudinally). The maximum distance moved by a particle from its normal rest ...
Peter R. Hoskins, Kevin Martin, Abigail Thrush, 2010
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Sound and Recording
Motion of point on string Apparent direction of wave motion Time A m plitud e 0 + – t air is the wavelength of the sound wave, and is often represented by the Greek letter lambda (λ). The wavelength depends on how fast the sound wave travels ...
Francis Rumsey, Tim McCormick, 2009
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Handbook of Noise and Vibration Control
The second purpose is to make some helpful comments about the chapters that follow in Part I and about other chapters as seems appropriate. 2 WAVE MOTION Some of the basic concepts of acoustics and sound wave propagation used in ...
Malcolm J. Crocker, 2007
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Physics of Sound in the Sea
It can be shown theoretically that whenever a sound wave travels through a portion of a fluid where the density or sound velocity varies with position, some energy is radiated in directions differing from the original direction of the wave.
Research Analysis Group, 1949
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Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture III: ...
Influence of Sound Wave Stimulation on the Growth of Strawberry in Sunlight Greenhouse Lirong Qi1,*, Guanghui Teng1, Tianzhen Hou1, Baoying Zhu2, and Xiaona Liu1 1 College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, China ...
Daoliang Li, Chunjiang Zhao, 2010
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Science Australia: Book 3
When a sound wave in the air meets a hard surface, most of the sound is reflected. This is how an echo is made. Light is also reflected from a surface. The angle at which light reflects from the surface is always the same as the angle at which it ...
Janet Mau, 1999
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Mathematics of Wave Propagation
SOUND WAVE PROPAGATION IN A TUBE We give a heuristic derivation of the velocity of a sound wave. The model is a semi-infinite one-dimensional tube containing air at a constant pressure pn, density pH, and temperature T0. It is shown ...
Julian L. Davis, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUND WAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sound wave is used in the context of the following news items.
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Images reveal sound waves of a storm to show what thunder looks like
But you couldn't see the detailed sound signature of lightning in the acoustic data.' However, when Dayeh looked at the different sound frequency bands, he saw ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
2
Using sound waves to detect rare cancer cells
Learn how the researchers' novel device uses sound waves to separate rare circulating ... To sort cells using sound waves, which offer a gentler alternative, the ... «MIT News, Apr 15»
3
Watch fire put out using sound waves
In this demonstration video, Viet Tran and Seth Robertson use their portable extinguisher to douse flames in seconds by blasting low-frequency sound waves at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
4
Magnetic fields can control heat and sound
This creates sound waves, which then propagate through the air until they hit a listener's eardrums and make them vibrate as well. From these vibrations, the ... «The Conversation US, Mar 15»
5
Atom Audio: Scientists Listen to Sound of Quantum Vibrations
What do atoms sound like? Whatever you want them to, it turns out. Scientists have shown that sound waves can be used to interact with an individual atom and ... «NBCNews.com, Sep 14»
6
Google buys SlickLogin: Can sound waves solve the authentication …
The sound wave technology can be used as a single authentication measure, or can be used as one part of two-factor authentication for even stronger security. «TechRepublic, Feb 14»
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Google buys SlickLogin, looks to swap passwords for inaudible …
Google buys SlickLogin, looks to swap passwords for inaudible sound waves ... local offices), bringing its patented sound-based smartphone technology with it. «Engadget, Feb 14»
8
Watch as scientists levitate these objects with sound waves
Using ultrasound, a team of Japanese scientists has levitated small particles, and moved them around mid-air. It's incredible to see. This isn't the first time we've ... «io9, Jan 14»
9
Floating Free: New Levitation System Uses Sound Waves
Scientists have used sound waves to suspend objects in midair for decades, but the new method, described today (July 15) in the journal Proceedings of the ... «LiveScience.com, Jul 13»
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DARPA's New Machine for Blowing Out Fires—With Sound Waves
Music may have charms to soothe the savage breast—but it can also do a number on flames. In the above video, a blast of sound easily conquers fire. «Discover Magazine, Jul 12»

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