sonic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to sound.
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noting or pertaining to a speed equal to that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
adjective
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of, involving, or producing sound
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having a speed about equal to that of sound in air: 331 metres per second (741 miles per hour) at 0°C
Other Word Forms
- multisonic adjective
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He also was a sonic architect—insisting that studio albums by the Dead sounded sterling and pushing for more distinctive live audio.
He uses the references as a nostalgic trigger, a sonic shorthand, building something futuristic out of the past - but his larger motivation is to celebrate the rich history of black music in the UK.
From BBC
Warm orchestral strings and Renshaw’s ghostly vocals serve as vehicles for big emotional builds over the scattered drums, painting a sonic picture of how messy the heavy moments can feel.
From Los Angeles Times
Were there any sunsets you witnessed while making the album that influenced its sonic direction?
From Los Angeles Times
Stone transforms and distorts sounds he records of our sonic environment as radically and as astonishingly as a sculptor does with stone.
From Los Angeles Times
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