Definition of sound

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Sound (v. i.) To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

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Verberation :: Verberation (n.) The impulse of a body; which causes sound.
Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn..
Asper :: Asper (n.) The rough breathing; a mark (/) placed over an initial vowel sound or over / to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus ws, pronounced h/s, rh`twr, pronounced hrat/r..
Corrupt :: Corrupt (a.) Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
Fizz :: Fizz (n.) A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly..
Din :: Din (n.) To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to din the ears with cries..
Falter :: Falter (v. i.) Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice..
Click :: Click (n.) A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward..
Ripple :: Ripple (n.) A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter..
Corrupt :: Corrupt (v. t.) To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.
Base :: Base (n.) A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base..
Ichthyocolla :: Ichthyocolla (n.) Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of certain fishes.
Phonograph :: Phonograph (n.) An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech, etc. It consists of a rotating cylinder or disk covered with some material easily indented, as tinfoil, wax, paraffin, etc., above which is a thin plate carrying a stylus. As the plate vibrates under the influence of a sound, the stylus makes minute indentations or undulations in the soft material, and these, when the cylinder or disk is again turned, set the plate in vibration
Mezza Voce :: Mezza voce () With a medium fullness of sound.
Intonation :: Intonation (n.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
Pug :: Pug (v. t.) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound. See Pugging, 2..
Infatuate :: Infatuate (v. t.) To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment..
Phonogram :: Phonogram (n.) A letter, character, or mark used to represent a particular sound..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) The key or sound of the voice.
Grating :: Grating (a.) That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh.
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