sound wave
sound wave
nounDefinition of SOUND WAVE
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: 3sound 1a
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plural : longitudinal pressure waves in any material medium regardless of whether they constitute audible sound <earthquake waves and ultrasonic waves are sometimes called sound waves>
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1848
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