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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For instance, a model from South-Central Minzu University achieved 96% accuracy in detecting depression based on vocal changes, and another study from Sorbonne University is analyzing sound waves via smartphone apps to diagnose psychiatric disorders.
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This then works like an acoustic pipette, blasting the mixture with sound waves.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Merrill and his coauthors discovered plastic debris in the water has an acoustic signature similar to that of dead squid, the primary prey for certain whale species that use sound waves to hunt for food.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
During those first 380,000 years, small changes in the density of the electron-proton-light plasma that filled space spread as sound waves, just as sound propagates through the air in a room.
—Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
This then works like an acoustic pipette, blasting the mixture with sound waves.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Merrill and his coauthors discovered plastic debris in the water has an acoustic signature similar to that of dead squid, the primary prey for certain whale species that use sound waves to hunt for food.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
During those first 380,000 years, small changes in the density of the electron-proton-light plasma that filled space spread as sound waves, just as sound propagates through the air in a room.
—Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Sound wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20wave. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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