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  • sound  /ˈsaʊnd/ ?  the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

    sound meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (n) the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
    2. (v) make a certain noise or sound
    3. (adj) financially secure and safe
    4. (adj) logically valid
    5. (adj) free from moral defect
    6. (n) the subjective sensation of hearing something
    7. (n) mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
    8. (n) the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    9. (n) the audible part of a transmitted signal
    10. (n) (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
    11. (n) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
    12. (n) a large ocean inlet or deep bay
    13. (v) appear in a certain way
    14. (v) give off a certain sound or sounds
    15. (v) announce by means of a sound
    16. (v) utter with vibrating vocal chords
    17. (v) cause to sound
    18. (v) measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
    19. (adj) exercising or showing good judgment
    20. (adj) in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
    21. (adj) in excellent physical condition
    22. (adj) having legal efficacy or force
    23. (adj) (of sleep) deep and complete
    24. (adj) thorough
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    Synonym(s)

    audio, phone

    Antonym(s)

    unsound

    sound usage(s) Create your Own

    1. It took three radio sound men, a control-room engineer and five hours of hard work to create the sound that was heard for less than 30 seconds on the air.
    2. Also, his sound is just incredible.
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  • sound alphabet  an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech
  • sound asleep  sleeping deeply
  • sound barrier  the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of…
  • sound bite  a very short speech; usually on radio or television
  • 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 effect  an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play
  • 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 judgement  the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to…
  • sound judgment  the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw…
  • sound law  a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
  • sound off  express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
  • sound out  speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  • sound perception  the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon
  • sound pollution  annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise
  • sound pressure  the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound…
  • sound pressure level  the physical intensity of sound
  • sound projection  the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
  • sound property  an attribute of sound
  • sound ranging  locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time…
  • sound recording  a recording of acoustic signals
  • sound reflection  the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
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