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(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
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financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" healthy: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them" make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" good: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy" reasoned: logically valid; "a sound argument" audio: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" legal: having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm" voice: utter with vibrating vocal chords free from moral defect; "a man of sound character" phone: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language strait: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" heavy: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" fathom: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line thorough; "a sound thrashing" a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
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A pressure fluctuation, usually in the range of audible frequencies, resulting from a displacement of a gas, liquid, or solid, that can be detected by a mechanical or electromechanical transducer (eg, a barometer, microphone, or the human ear).
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A longitudinal wave, and can be pushed in all directions. It needs a medium to move, as without one it produces no noise. Thus, sound cannot be heard in space.
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Vibrational energy. A pressure disturbance propagated through a medium and displacing molecules from a state of equilibrium. The auditory perception of this disturbance. Something heard by the ears.
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