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Wash :: Wash (n.) The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it..

Anacamptically :: Anacamptically (adv.) By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically..

Fricative :: Fricative (a.) Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc..

Euphonious :: Euphonious (a.) Pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding.

Phonolite :: Phonolite (n.) A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, hauynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; -- called also clinkstone..

Echoscope :: Echoscope (n.) An instrument for intensifying sounds produced by percussion of the thorax.

Assonant :: Assonant (a.) Having a resemblance of sounds.

Hiss :: Hiss (n.) A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt..

Buzzingly :: Buzzingly (adv.) In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound.

Soundless :: Soundless (a.) Having no sound; noiseless; silent.

Percussion :: Percussion (n.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate..

Aspirate :: Aspirate (v. t.) To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant..

Phonetics :: Phonetics (n.) The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written characters.

K :: K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see)..

Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums..

Rattle :: Rattle (n.) Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.

Heal :: Heal (v. t.) To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health..

Interference :: Interference (n.) The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally..

Homophone :: Homophone (n.) A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another.

Intone :: Intone (v. i.) To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate..

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