sound ranging | locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions |
sound reproduction | the reproduction of sound |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
hi-fi high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
sound bow | contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes |
sound camera | a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images |
sound film | motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it |
sound hole | a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones |
sound recording audio recording audio | a recording of acoustic signals |
sound spectrograph | a spectrograph for acoustic spectra |
sound truck | a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising |
judgment judgement sound judgment sound judgement perspicacity | the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions |
sound | the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause, the sound of rain on the roof, the beautiful sound of music |
sound property | an attribute of sound |
high pitch high frequency | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches |
low pitch low frequency | a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches |
echo reverberation sound reflection replication | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves, she could hear echoes of her own footsteps |
frequency response | (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency |
audio audio frequency | an audible acoustic wave frequency |
radio frequency | an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared |
infrared infrared frequency | the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range, they could sense radiation in the infrared |
extremely low frequency ELF | below kilohertz |
very low frequency VLF | tokilohertz |
low frequency LF | to kilohertz |
medium frequency MF | to kilohertz |
high frequency HF | tomegahertz |
very high frequency VHF | to megahertz |
ultrahigh frequency UHF | to megahertz |
superhigh frequency SHF | togigahertz |
extremely high frequency EHF | to gigahertz |
acoustic power sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound |
auditory perception sound perception | the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon |
sound auditory sensation | the subjective sensation of hearing something, he strained to hear the faint sounds |
fundamental fundamental frequency first harmonic | the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
sound effect | an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play |
frequency distribution | a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable |
morphology sound structure syllable structure word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
sound law | a law describing sound changes in the history of a language |
frequency band waveband | a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) |
audio sound | the audible part of a transmitted signal, they always raise the audio for commercials |
frequency modulation FM | modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave |
phonetic alphabet sound alphabet | an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech |
phone speech sound sound | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language |
vowel vowel sound | a speech sound made with the vocal tract open |
stop consonant stop occlusive plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosive | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it, his stop consonants are too aspirated |
sonant voiced sound | a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords |
sound bite | a very short speech, usually on radio or television |
sound wave acoustic wave | (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound |
sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event, the sound awakened them |
Long Island Sound | a sound between Long Island and Connecticut |