sound wave
a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
Origin of sound wave
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How to use sound wave in a sentence
Similarly a sound wave in air is reflected upon striking the surface of a body.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerDuring a complete vibration of the fork, therefore, the sound wave moves four times the length of the air column.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerLet the curve A represent the sound wave sent out by one tuning fork and B, that sent out by the other.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe result was that I saw a wave of compression, of the same sort as a sound-wave in air, move through the throng.
A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. BostwickNow the actions and reactions between the air-particles in a sound wave are purely mechanical.
A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. Bostwick
British Dictionary definitions for sound wave
a wave that propagates sound
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