the effect resulting from stimulation of the specialized cells and groups of cells that receive auditory stimuli; the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing, caused by vibrations travelling esp through the air
a particular auditory impression or quality; a noise or tone
energy that is produced by a vibrating body, is transmitted by longitudinal waves of pressure that travel outwards from the source through a medium, e.g. air, and is the objective cause of hearing
hearing distance; earshot
an impression conveyed, e.g. by a report
having a bad time by the sound of it
recorded sounds, e.g. on records or film soundtracks
radio broadcasting as opposed to television
that part of television equipment that processes sound signals
a characteristic musical style
informal (in pl) music, esp popular music
a minimal segment of spoken language