'sound wave' definitions:
Definition of 'sound wave'
(from WordNet)
noun
(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound [syn: sound wave, acoustic wave]
Synonyms of 'sound wave'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amplitude,
- antinode,
- auditory effect,
- auditory phenomenon,
- crest,
- de Broglie wave,
- diffraction,
- electromagnetic radiation,
- electromagnetic wave,
- frequency,
- frequency band,
- frequency spectrum,
- guided wave,
- in phase,
- interference,
- light,
- longitudinal wave,
- loudness,
- mechanical wave,
- node,
- noise,
- out of phase,
- period,
- periodic wave,
- phone,
- radio wave,
- ray,
- reinforcement,
- resonance,
- resonance frequency,
- seismic wave,
- shock wave,
- sonance,
- sound,
- sound intensity level,
- sound propagation,
- speech sound,
- surface wave,
- tidal wave,
- transverse wave,
- trough,
- ultrasound,
- wave,
- wave equation,
- wave motion,
- wave number,
- wavelength