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 |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
barrier | a structure or object that impedes free movement |
crash barrier | a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents |
hi-fi high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
junction barrier barrier strip | a junction unit for connecting cables without the need for plugs |
movable barrier | a barrier that can be moved to allow passage |
sonic depth finder fathometer | depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves |
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 |
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 |
acoustic power sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound |
thermal barrier heat barrier | a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating |
barrier roadblock | any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective, intolerance is a barrier to understanding |
ideological barrier | a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies |
language barrier | barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages |
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 |
sound effect | an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play |
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 |
audio sound | the audible part of a transmitted signal, they always raise the audio for commercials |
phonetic alphabet sound alphabet | an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech |
trade barrier import barrier | any regulation or policy that restricts international trade |
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 |
sonic boom | an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound, a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship |
sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event, the sound awakened them |
barrier | anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access |
barrier island | a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore |
barrier reef | a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore |
blood-brain barrier | a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood, serves to protect the central nervous system, the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier |
Great Barrier Reef | the largest coral reef in the world, in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia |
Long Island Sound | a sound between Long Island and Connecticut |
Puget Sound | an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State |
Queen Charlotte Sound | an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia |