sound wave
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sound wave
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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This caused a discrepancy between the pictures and sound wave shown to TV umpire Chris Gaffaney.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
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
“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
"Our method relies on an acoustic effect called 'cavitation,' which is the formation and popping of bubbles in response to a sound wave," said Dunn-Lawless.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
She believed mysterious people were trying to kill her with alien sound wave machines, so she would sleep in a tool shed to hide herself.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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