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sound wave

NOUN
wave that transmits sound
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As such, one could say that life on Earth as we know it in some way originated from a sound wave.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

“The sound wave, because it’s so big, can’t see fine detail,” says David Jourdan, an engineer whose company Nauticos has led three expeditions in search of Earhart.

From National Geographic • Jan. 30, 2024

However, in this experiment, the length of the optical fiber was 50 cm and a sound wave extending over the full 50 cm of the core of the fiber was cooled to extremely low temperatures.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

Illustrated on a chart they resemble a sound wave that quieted after the last financial crisis but is growing louder again.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

A regular, evenly-spaced sound wave is heard as a tone.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones



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