Definition of sounds Sounds
/sawˈndz/ - [sawndz] -
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- sounds (Noun)
Plural of sound.
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| sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | ||
| happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens | ||
| bong a dull resonant sound as of a bell | ||
| beat the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing | ||
| beep, bleep a short high tone produced as a signal or warning | ||
| toll, bell a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) | ||
| bombilation, bombination, buzz a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued" | ||
| clink, chink, click a short light metallic sound | ||
| chirp a sharp sound made by small birds or insects | ||
| chirrup, twitter a series of chirps | ||
| chorus any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos" | ||
| click-clack a succession of clicks | ||
| clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clumping, clunking the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | ||
| cry a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" | ||
| ding a ringing sound | ||
| dripping, drip a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) | ||
| drum small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise | ||
| footfall, footstep, step the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" | ||
| gargle the sound produced while gargling | ||
| gurgle the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck | ||
| jangle, jingle a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs" | ||
| knocking, knock the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" | ||
| murmuration, mussitation, murmuring, mutter, muttering, murmur a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech | ||
| noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" | ||
| drum roll, paradiddle, roll the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously | ||
| pat, rap, tap the sound made by a gentle blow | ||
| patter a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet" | ||
| peal, pealing, rolling, roll a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | ||
| ping a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) | ||
| plunk (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly | ||
| popping, pop a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork | ||
| purr a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat | ||
| quack the harsh sound of a duck | ||
| quaver a tremulous sound | ||
| tintinnabulation, ringing, ring the giving of a ring as a token of engagement | ||
| rataplan, rub-a-dub, drumbeat the sound made by beating a drum | ||
| sigh an utterance made by exhaling audibly | ||
| skirl the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe | ||
| song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" | ||
| strum sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar" | ||
| susurrus, susurration the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation" | ||
| swish a brushing or rustling sound | ||
| tapping the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane" | ||
| throbbing a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines" | ||
| clunk, thud, thumping, thump, clump a heavy blow with the hand | ||
| thrum a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo" | ||
| thunk a dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim" | ||
| ticking, tick a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers | ||
| ting, tinkle a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell | ||
| toot a blast of a horn | ||
| tootle the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument; "he enjoyed hearing the tootles of their horns as the musicians warmed up" | ||
| trample, trampling the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet" | ||
| twang exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) | ||
| vibrato (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch | ||
| voice a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices" | ||
| vroom the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed | ||
| whack the sound made by a sharp swift blow | ||
| whir, whirr, whirring, birr sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" | ||
| whistling, whistle the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work" | ||
| whiz a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head" | ||
| zing a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet" | ||
| sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" | ||
| quiet, silence the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" | ||
| sound property an attribute of sound | ||
| noisiness, racketiness the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise | ||
| ring jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" | ||
| unison (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison" | ||
| sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" | ||
| auditory sensation | ||
| aesthesis, esthesis, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, sensation an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" | ||
| euphony, music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| pure tone, tone (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones" | ||
| dissonance, racket, noise disagreeable sounds | ||
| sound - mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them" | ||
| mechanical phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects | ||
| sound - a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast" | ||
| body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | ||
| sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water | ||
| strait | ||
| channel a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street" | ||
| narrow a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water | ||
| sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | ||
| phone, speech sound | ||
| language unit, linguistic unit one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed | ||
| utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication | ||
| phonetics the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis | ||
| phoneme (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language | ||
| vowel sound, vowel a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | ||
| semivowel, glide a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant | ||
| consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel | ||
| orinasal, orinasal phone a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels) | ||
| sound - the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" | ||
| audio | ||
| auditory communication communication that relies on hearing | ||
| telecasting, tv, television, video a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points | ||
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| sound - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" | ||
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| cause to be perceived have perceptible qualities | ||
| snarl make more complicated or confused through entanglements | ||
| sing, whistle to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing" | ||
| blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | ||
| ting make a light, metallic sound; go `ting' | ||
| make noise, noise, resound emit a noise | ||
| splat flatten on impact; "The snowballs splatted on the trees" | ||
| twang pronounce with a nasal twang | ||
| clang, clangor make a loud noise; "clanging metal" | ||
| clank make a clank; "the train clanked through the village" | ||
| clangour, clangor make a loud resonant noise; "the alarm clangored throughout the building" | ||
| boom out, boom grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" | ||
| drum, thrum, beat play a percussion instrument | ||
| rattle shake and cause to make a rattling noise | ||
| ticktack, ticktock, tick, beat sew; "tick a mattress" | ||
| resonate, vibrate be received or understood | ||
| crash stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" | ||
| twirp, tweet make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree" | ||
| skirl play the bagpipes | ||
| gurgle utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled" | ||
| glug make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle; "the wine bottles glugged" | ||
| blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | ||
| whish move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her" | ||
| guggle drink from a flask with a gurgling sound | ||
| ping send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office" | ||
| pink, ping, knock cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing | ||
| trump proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare | ||
| squelch suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" | ||
| chug make a dull, explosive sound; "the engine chugged down the street" | ||
| peal, ring ring recurrently; "bells were pealing" | ||
| bombilate, bombinate, buzz call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant" | ||
| chime emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed" | ||
| rustle make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze" | ||
| crack, snap break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked" | ||
| crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked" | ||
| toot, beep, blare, claxon, honk call, summon, or alert with a beeper | ||
| whistle utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody" | ||
| resound, echo, reverberate, ring ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" | ||
| thud, thump strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" | ||
| clop, clunk, clump, plunk make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground | ||
| patter, pitter-patter make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" | ||
| pink, rap, knock, tap cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing | ||
| tick, click sew; "tick a mattress" | ||
| chatter, click speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||
| pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" | ||
| tink, tinkle, clink, chink make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" | ||
| slush, slosh, splosh, splash spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" | ||
| thrum, hum sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody" | ||
| bleep emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer bleeped away" | ||
| rumble, grumble make a low noise; "rumbling thunder" | ||
| din, boom instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students" | ||
| bang move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" | ||
| burble, ripple, guggle, babble, gurgle, bubble stir up (water) so as to form ripples | ||
| swish, swoosh, swosh, lap take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" | ||
| drone talk in a monotonous voice | ||
| birr, whir, whiz, purr, whirr, whizz indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats | ||
| roll execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped" | ||
| sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" | ||
| sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" | ||
| strike up, sound off begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | ||
| twang pronounce with a nasal twang | ||
| prepare to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech" | ||
| gong sound a gong | ||
| ting make a light, metallic sound; go `ting' | ||
| strum, thrum sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar" | ||
| knell, ring ring as in announcing death | ||
| pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" | ||
| clink make a high sound typical of glass; "champagne glasses clinked to make a toast" | ||
| sound - give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy" | ||
| cackel make a cackling sound; "The fire cackled cozily" | ||
| play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" | ||
| dissonate be dissonant or harsh; "The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly" | ||
| pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | ||
| speak use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" | ||
| sound - announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm" | ||
| denote, announce have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " | ||
| sound - appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" | ||
| seem, appear, look appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters" | ||
| sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords | ||
| voice, vocalize, vocalise | ||
| devoice utter with tense vocal chords | ||
| enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | ||
| chirk make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird | ||
| quaver, waver give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | ||
| sound - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line | ||
| fathom | ||
| quantify, measure express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" | ||
Adjectivesound, sounder, soundest |
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| sound - financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" | ||
| unsound of e.g. advice | ||
| fit physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" | ||
| healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" | ||
| unbroken not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken" | ||
| undamaged not harmed or spoiled; sound | ||
| uninjured not injured physically or mentally | ||
| wholesome sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face" | ||
| dependable, safe, secure, good financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" | ||
| healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" | ||
| solid uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water" | ||
| sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" | ||
| unsound of e.g. advice | ||
| sound - free from moral defect; "a man of sound character" | ||
| righteous morally justified; "righteous indignation" | ||
| sound - thorough; "a sound thrashing" | ||
| sound - in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" | ||
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| healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" | ||
| sound - having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" | ||
| legal, effectual | ||
| valid still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid" | ||
| sound - logically valid; "a sound argument" | ||
| reasoned, well-grounded | ||
| valid still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid" | ||
| sound - (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" | ||
| heavy, profound, wakeless | ||
| deep exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot" | ||
| sound - 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" | ||
| healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed | ||
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Wiktionary
- sound (Noun)
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. - sound (Noun)
A vibration capable of causing this. - sound (Noun)
A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc. - sound (Noun)
A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean. - sound (Noun)
A long, thin probe for sounding body cavities or canals such as the urethra. - sound (Noun)
The air bladder of a fish. - sound (Verb)
To produce a sound. - sound (Verb)
To convey an impression by one's sound. - sound (Verb)
To arise or to be recognizable as arising within a particular area of law. - sound (Verb)
To cause to produce a sound. - sound (Verb)
To pronounce a vowel or a consonant. - sound (Verb)
dive downwards, used of a whale. - sound (Verb)
probe. - sound (Verb)
test. - sound (Adverb)
Soundly. - sound (Adjective)
Healthy. - sound (Adjective)
Complete, solid, or secure. - sound (Adjective)
Good.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sound (n.)
The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food. - sound (n.)
A cuttlefish. - sound (superl.)
Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship. - sound (superl.)
Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding. - sound (superl.)
Firm; strong; safe. - sound (superl.)
Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker. - sound (superl.)
Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles. - sound (superl.)
heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating. - sound (superl.)
Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep. - sound (superl.)
Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land. - sound (adv.)
Soundly. - sound (n.)
A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound. - sound (v. t.)
To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet. - sound (v. t.)
Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe. - sound (v. t.)
To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient. - sound (v. i.)
To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device. - sound (n.)
Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture. - 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 horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound. - sound (n.)
The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound. - sound (n.)
Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else. - 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. - sound (v. i.)
To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound. - sound (v. i.)
To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention. - sound (v. t.)
To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn. - sound (v. t.)
To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument. - sound (v. t.)
To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley. - sound (v. t.)
To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit. - sound (v. t.)
To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient. - sound (v. t.)
To signify; to import; to denote.
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Auditory sensation produced by the oscillations, stress, pressure, particle displacement, and particle velocity in a medium with internal forces; pressure variation that the human ear can detect.\n(Source: KOREN) -
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To produce a sound.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sownd, adj. safe, whole, entire: perfect: healthy, strong: profound: correct: orthodox: weighty.—adv. soundly, completely fast, as in sleep.—adv. Sound′ly.—n. Sound′ness. [A.S. gesund; Ger. gesund, and perh. L. sanus, sound.] -
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sownd, n. a narrow passage of water: a strait. [A.S. sund, a narrow arm of the sea, from swimman, to swim; Ger. sund, a strait.] -
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sownd, n. the air or swimming bladder of a fish. [A.S. sund, swimming.] -
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sownd, v.i. to make a noise: to utter a voice: to spread or be spread: to appear on narration.—v.t. to cause to make a noise: to utter audibly: to direct by a sound or audible signal: to examine by percussion: to publish audibly.—n. the impression produced on the ear by the vibrations of air: noise, particular quality of tone: report, hearing-distance: empty or meaningless noise.—p.adj. Sound′ing, making a sound or noise: having a magnificent sound.—ns. Sound′ing-board, Sound′-board, the thin plate of wood or metal which increases and propagates the sound of a musical instrument: the horizontal board or structure over a pulpit, reading-desk, &c., carrying the speaker's voice towards the audience; Sound′ing-post, Sound′-post, a support set under the bridge of a violin, for propagating the sounds to the body of the instrument.—adj. Sound′less, without sound, silent: not capable of being sounded, unfathomable. [M. E. sounen—O. Fr. soner—L. sonāre, to sound, sonus, a sound.] -
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sownd, v.t. to measure the depth of, esp. with a line and plummet: to probe: to try to discover a man's secret thoughts, wishes, &c.: to test: to introduce an instrument into the bladder to examine it.—v.i. to use the line and lead in ascertaining the depth of water.—n. a probe, an instrument to discover stone in the bladder.—ns. Sound′ing, the ascertaining the depth of water: (pl.) any part of the ocean where a sounding-line will reach the bottom; Sound′ing-lead, the weight at the end of a sounding-line; Sound′ing-line, a line with a plummet at the end for soundings; Sound′ing-rod, a rod for measuring water in a ship's hold. [O. Fr. sonder, to sound; acc. to Diez, from Low L. subundāre—L. sub, under, unda, a wave.] -
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sownd, n. (Spens.) swoon
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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[Anglo-Saxon, sund]. An arm of the sea over the whole extent of which soundings may be obtained, as on the coasts of Norway and America. Also, any deep bay formed and connected by reefs and sand-banks. On the shores of Scotland it means a narrow channel or strait. Also, the air-bladder of the cod, and generally the swimming-bladder or "soundes of any fysshes." Also, a cuttle-fish. -
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May be freely assumed at nearly 1142 feet in a second of time, when not affected by the temperature or wind; subject to corrections when great accuracy is required.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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The velocity of sound in the air, at the temperature of 32° Fahr., is about 1090 feet in a second. It is increased or diminished 1.07 feet for each degree of temperature above or below 32°. The distance of an object can be ascertained by the report of fire-arms, by observing the number of seconds that elapse between the flash and the report of a gun, and multiplying the number by the velocity of sound in air.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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As sound as a nut.
Wikipedia 
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We can define a sound wave as a disturbance which travels through some medium.
Sound is the term to describe what is heard when sound waves pass through a medium to the ear.
Sound is produced by mechanical vibrations.
Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases, but it cannot travel through a vacuum.
The travelling speed of sound in the air is 331.5 m/s at 0 °C. The speed of sound increases as the temperature of the air increases to 343 m/s at 20 °C.
Sound is a longitudinal wave. It shows reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference.
Audible sound has frequencies between 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Human beings can hear audible sound. Sound waves with frequency above 20 kHz are called ultrasound waves. Sound waves with frequency below 20 Hz are called infrasound waves. Human beings cannot hear ultrasound waves and infrasound waves.
