Definition of sound

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Sound (n.) The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a h

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Polyphonic :: Polyphonic (a.) Having a multiplicity of sounds.
Reflected :: Reflected (a.) Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc..
Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing..
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Firm; strong; safe.
Sound :: Sound (v. i.) To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.
Tablature :: Tablature (n.) An ancient mode of indicating musical sounds by letters and other signs instead of by notes.
Sophistical :: Sophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.
Tautophonical :: Tautophonical (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound..
Unvoweled :: Unvoweled (a.) Having no vowel sounds or signs.
Pur :: Pur (n.) The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment or pleasure..
Sounder :: Sounder (n.) A herd of wild hogs.
Note :: Note (n.) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.
Mutter :: Mutter (v. i.) To sound with a low, rumbling noise..
Ruttle :: Ruttle (n.) A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle.
Shrill :: Shrill (n.) A shrill sound.
Lambdacism :: Lambdacism (n.) The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation; lallation; as, Amelican for American..
Depth :: Depth (n.) Lowness; as, depth of sound..
Bathymetry :: Bathymetry (n.) The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea..
Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven..
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)..
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