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sound wave

/ˈsaʊnd ˌweɪv/

sound wave noun: the longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.

Noun

sound wave (plural sound waves)

  1. The longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.

sound wave meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Malay

sound wave in Tamil

ஒலி அலை, ஒலியலை

sound wave in Arabic

longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material
مَوْجَة صَوْتِيَّة mawja ṣawtiyya

sound wave in Malay

longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material
gelombang bunyi

Forms of sound wave

pluralsound waves
alternative formsoundwave

Questions about sound wave

What does sound wave mean?
Sound wave means the longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.
What is sound wave in Tamil?
Sound wave in Tamil is ஒலி அலை, ஒலியலை. See Sound wave meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sound wave?
Sound wave is a noun.
How do you pronounce sound wave?
Sound wave is pronounced /ˈsaʊnd ˌweɪv/.
What is the plural of sound wave?
The plural of sound wave is sound waves.

Words near sound wave in the dictionary

  1. sound tracks
  2. sound truck
  3. sound trucks
  4. sound wall
  5. sound walls
  6. sound wave
  7. sound waves
  8. sound-alike
  9. sound-alikes
  10. sound-on-film
  11. sound-symbolic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sound wave (page history and authors); sound wave (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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