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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Investigators also used ground-penetrating radar – technology that uses sound waves to map structures below the ground – to scour the property, according to Parkinson.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Another offered high-tech speakers that homeowners can place around their home that blasts powerful but silent sound waves designed to disrupt the chemical process of combustion.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
On Wednesday morning In Concord, firefighters witnessed the first demonstration in Northern California of a new technology that can put out fires using sound waves.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
In the extremely early Universe, matter was dense enough that sound waves could create interference patterns in the material, with areas forming that had higher or lower densities than average.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Another offered high-tech speakers that homeowners can place around their home that blasts powerful but silent sound waves designed to disrupt the chemical process of combustion.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
On Wednesday morning In Concord, firefighters witnessed the first demonstration in Northern California of a new technology that can put out fires using sound waves.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
In the extremely early Universe, matter was dense enough that sound waves could create interference patterns in the material, with areas forming that had higher or lower densities than average.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Sound wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20wave. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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