sound ranging

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noun

a method for determining the distance between a point and the position of a sound source by measuring the time lapse between the origin of the sound and its arrival at the point.

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Words nearby sound ranging

sound off, sound out, soundpost, sound pressure, soundproof, sound ranging, soundscape, sound shift, sound spectrogram, sound spectrograph, sound stage

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Again, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.
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And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
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“You can imagine the sound of that gun on a Bronx street,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says.
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Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
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She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor.
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Miss Christabel blushed furiously and emitted a sound half between a laugh and a scream.
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British Dictionary definitions for sound ranging

sound ranging

noun

the determination of the location of a source of sound waves by measuring the time lapse between their transmission and their reception at microphones situated at three or more known positions

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