Definition of sound

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Sound (v. t.) To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley..

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Diphthong :: Diphthong (n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong..
Thorn :: Thorn (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine..
Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man..
Accessory :: Accessory (a.) Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music..
Homophone :: Homophone (n.) A word having the same sound as another, but differing from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright..
Implosive :: Implosive (n.) An implosive sound, an implodent..
Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.
Osteophone :: Osteophone (n.) An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing..
Tumult :: Tumult (n.) Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements..
Stylus :: Stylus (n.) The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record.
Ping :: Ping (v. i.) To make the sound called ping.
Dentilingual :: Dentilingual (a.) Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.
Subtonic :: Subtonic (a.) Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202..
Phonic :: Phonic (a.) Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
Affinity :: Affinity (n.) Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages..
Sputter :: Sputter (v. t.) To spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without control over the organs of speech..
Tintinnabulous :: Tintinnabulous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular..
Sound :: Sound (v. i.) To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.
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