Sound

  • 51sound — I. /saʊnd / (say sownd) noun 1. the sensation produced in the organs of hearing when certain vibrations (soundwaves) are caused in the surrounding air or other elastic medium, as by a vibrating body. 2. the vibrations in the air, or vibrational… …

  • 52sound — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or other medium. 2 a vibrations causing this sensation. b similar vibrations whether audible or not. 3 what is or may be heard. 4 an idea or impression conveyed …

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  • 53sound — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesund; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy Date: 13th century 1. a. free from injury or disease ; exhibiting normal health b. free from flaw, defect, or decay < sound timber > 2. solid …

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  • 54sound — I adj. healthy sound in, of (sound in mind and body) II n. 1) to emit, make, produce, utter; transmit a sound 2) to articulate, enunciate, pronounce a sound 3) to turn down; turn up the sound (on a radio, TV set) 4) to carry sound (air carries&#8230; …

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  • 55Sound — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Sound &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sound sound noise strain Sgm: N 1 accent accent twang intonation tone Sgm: N 1 cadence cadence Sgm: N 1 sonorousness sonorousness …

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  • 56sound — {{11}}sound (adj.) uninjured, O.E. gesund sound, safe, healthy, from P.Gmc. *sundas, from root *SWEN TO (Cf. swen to ) (Cf. O.S. gisund, O.Fris. sund, Du. gezond, O.H.G. gisunt, Ger. gesund healthy, source of the post sneezing interjection&#8230; …

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  • 57sound — re·sound·ing·ly; sound; sound·able; sound·ful; sound·ing·ly; sound·ing·ness; sound·less·ly; sound·less·ness; sound·ly; sound·ness; su·per·sound; un·sound; in·fra·sound; sound·alike; sound·scape; re·sound; sound·ing; sound·less; ul·tra·sound; …

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  • 58sound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. whole, undamaged; healthy, robust; logical, true, valid, reliable, honorable, trust worthy; solvent; strong, firm; thorough; unbroken. See perfection, health, stability.Ant., unsound, unhealthy,&#8230; …

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  • 59sound — I 1. noun 1) the sound of the car Syn: noise, note; din, racket, row, hubbub; resonance, reverberation Ant: silence 2) she did not make a sound Syn …

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  • 60Sound — Timbre; Klangwirkung; Klangfarbe; Stimmlage; Intonation; Stimme (Musik) * * * Sound [zau̮nt], der; s, s: charakteristischer Klang, charakteristische Klangfarbe: der unnachahmliche Sound von Glenn Miller. * * * Sound 〈[ s …

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