sound wave
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sound wave
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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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
But in rare states of matter, heat can behave as a wave, moving back and forth somewhat like a sound wave that bounces from one end of a room to the other.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 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
They found that the concussive force from each grenade explosion largely dissipated by the time it reached the pits, but not the sound wave generated when the explosion created a sonic boom.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
But the wave inside a tube, since it is a sound wave already, is a longitudinal wave; the waves do not go from side to side in the tube.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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