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Meanings of sound in English

Russian
звук
Portuguese
voz
Catalan
so
Spanish
sonido
Wikidata

Mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a medium, composed of frequencies within hearing range.

      звук
      Portuguese
      fone
      Catalan
      so
      Spanish
      sonido

      (Phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.

            fone
            Spanish
            vocalizar

            Utter with vibrating vocal chords.

                vocalizar
                Catalan
                sensació auditiva
                Spanish
                sentido del oído

                The subjective sensation of hearing something.

                      sensació auditiva
                      Usage of sound in English
                      1
                      He said the health of the grain industry was still quite sound.
                      Radio NZ
                      2
                      Police said the sound was missing due to an unspecified technical problem.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      That was a good sound, one Scipio heard several times a week.
                      American empire: blood and iron
                      4
                      Outside somebody called, 'Mr Dexter, Mr Dexter.' Then a new sound started.
                      The Third Man
                      5
                      The sound quality issue is not going to disappear any time soon.
                      The Irish Times
                      6
                      Several days later, I heard a new and even more ominous sound.
                      The new yorker
                      7
                      It's partly health warnings but crucially, it's health warnings that sound plausible.
                      The Guardian
                      8
                      The sound is clear and the quality can be heard right away.
                      NY Magazine
                      9
                      However, valid logic does not always guarantee truth or a sound argument.
                      Wired
                      10
                      Regulators would continue to reinforce sound lending practices by banks, he said.
                      The Guardian
                      11
                      The Main Stage sound was great all weekend, helped by calm weather.
                      The Irish Times
                      12
                      It should mean sharper images and clearer sound: progress, in other words.
                      The Irish Times
                      13
                      It has clouded sensible, sound and positive debate on this critical issue.
                      The Irish Times
                      14
                      A new solitary writing technique helped hammer home the new Nails sound.
                      The Guardian
                      15
                      He worked for a balanced budget, sound currency, free enterprise, reduced govt.
                      The new yorker
                      16
                      However, it's clearly not quite as simple as he makes it sound.
                      The Guardian
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                      Translations for sound
                      Russian
                      звук
                      Sound through the time
                      Sound across language varieties
                      Canada
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
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