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(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound (Freq. 3)

1. : sound III 1b

2. sound waves plural : longitudinal pressure waves in any material medium regardless of whether they constitute audible sound

a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, esp. a wave producing an audible sensation.

[1865-70]

sound wave noun

A longitudinal disturbance propagated through air or other medium

Main Entry: ↑sound

sound wave UK US noun [countable] [singular sound wave plural sound waves] physics

a movement in the air that carries sound to your ear

Thesaurus: relating to sound_hyponym describing loud and noisy sounds_synonym

sound wave,

any of the longitudinal progressive vibrations of a material medium by which sounds are transmitted.

n. Physics a wave of compression and rarefaction, by which sound is propagated in an elastic medium such as air

noun, pl ⋯ waves [count]

: a wave that is formed when a sound is made and that moves through the air and carries the sound to your ear

ˈsound wave [sound wave sound waves] noun

a ↑vibration in the air, in water, etc. that we hear as sound