sound wave
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This caused a discrepancy between the pictures and sound wave shown to TV umpire Chris Gaffaney.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
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
First, a fuel droplet is levitated, i.e. trapped in the air, using a standing sound wave.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
“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
In a sound wave, then, there is no displacement wherever the air molecules are at a normal density.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
