sound wave
noun
2
sound waves 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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The Ace block out distracting noises by generating sound waves that actively cancel them out in addition to passively muffling them through the earpads.
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Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 21 May 2024
The first indication that something had gone terribly wrong on the upper floors of 1626 Lexington Avenue arrived in the form of a deafening sound wave.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 21 May 2024
The first indication that something had gone terribly wrong on the upper floors of 1626 Lexington Avenue arrived in the form of a deafening sound wave.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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“Sound wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20wave. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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