SOUND
\sˈa͡ʊnd], \sˈaʊnd], \s_ˈaʊ_n_d]\
Definitions of SOUND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
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the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
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exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem";"sound advice"; "no reasonable explanation for his decision"
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(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
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(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument"
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announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
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the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
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mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
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utter with vibrating vocal chords
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the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
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measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
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give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
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make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
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cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
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thorough; "a sound thrashing"
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in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
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free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
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financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
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in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
By Princeton University
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the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
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the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
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(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
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(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument"
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announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
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the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
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mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
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utter with vibrating vocal chords
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The.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
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Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship.
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Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding.
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Firm; strong; safe.
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Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker.
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Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles.
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heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.
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Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.
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Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land.
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Soundly.
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A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound.
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To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.
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Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
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To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.
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To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
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Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.
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The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound.
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Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else.
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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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To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
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To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention.
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To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.
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To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument.
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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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To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit.
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To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient.
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To signify; to import; to denote.
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The.
By Oddity Software
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Soundly.
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Whole; as, safe and sound; entire; unbroken; as, a sound slumber; healthy; not decayed; as, a sound tooth; founded on truth or right; as, sound doctrine; morally good or honorable; firm; safe; strong; legal; valid; as, a sound title.
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The impression made on the ear by the vibrations of the air; noise; a straight, fairly wide passage of water; the air bladder of a fish.
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To measure the depth of; cause to make a noise; order or announce by sound; as, to sound an alarm; examine or try; as, to sound one's opinions; probe.
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To make a noise or sound; be spread or published audibly; to give a certain impression, when heard; as, her voice sounds sad.
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Soundness, sounder.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Soundly.
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Safe, whole, entire: perfect: healthy, strong: profound: correct: orthodox: weighty.
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SOUNDNESS.
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A narrow passage of water: a strait.
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The air or swimming bladder of a fish.
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To make a noise: to utter a voice: to spread.
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To cause to make a noise: to utter audibly: to direct by a sound or audible signal: to publish audibly.
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The impression produced on the ear by the vibrations of air: noise: report: empty or meaningless noise.
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To measure the depth of, esp. with a line and plummet: to probe: to try to discover a man's secret wishes, etc.: to test: to introduce an instrument into the bladder to examine it.
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To use the line and lead in ascertaining the depth of water.
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An instrument to discover stone in the bladder.
By Daniel Lyons
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Soundly.
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SOUNDNESS.
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The air bladder of a fish.
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To make a sound; make known or heard; give a signal by sound.
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To try the depth of; examine; test.
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To sink a weight in order to ascertain depth.
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Normal; unimpaired; healthy; true; right; solvent; thorough.
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The sensation received through the ear; the waves that affect the ear; noise.
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Surg. A probe.
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Soundly; profoundly; said of sleeping.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A metal or rubber probe for investigating canals and cavities. That which is heard when a body is struck, the intensity depending upon resistance of the body.
By William R. Warner
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A narrow passage of water; strait; air-bladder of a fish.
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Noise; audible vibrations.
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To cause to make a noise; utter aloud.
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To make a noise.
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To measure the depth of water.
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To measure the depth of, as water; to probe; test.
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Whole; healthy; perfect; uncorrupted; correct.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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An instrument used by surgeons to discover whether there be a stone in the bladder. It is usually made of highly polished steel, and is shaped like the catheter. The operation is termed sounding. The French Sonde has, however, a more extensive signification. It means different instruments introduced into cavities of certain organs, or into wounds, fistulas, &c., to investigate their condition, or to fulfil some therapeutical indication. See Sonde.
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Catheterize, Syncope- s. Auricular, Apyromele-s. Bellows, friction, rasp, saw, lancet, &c., see Bruit-s. Cracked pot, Bruit de pot fele- s. Crumpling, pulmonary, Froissement pulmo naire- s. Laryngeal, Laryngeche.
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The sensation produced on the auditory nerve by the vibrations of a sonorous body. Sounds may be propagated in three modes, 1. By reciproca’tion or con'sonnnce, as when a sounding body, of a definite pitch, produces a musical tone when another body of the same pitch is sounded near it. 2. By res'onance, as when a sounding body is placed in connection with another, one or more of whose parts may be thrown into reciprocal vibration; and 3. By conduction, as where the vi-brations are transmitted through fluid, liquid, or solid media.
By Robley Dunglison
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Sensation produced on auditory nerve by vibrations of the air.
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Instrument to be introduced into cavities, so as to detect foreign bodies or to dilate strictures.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The sensation produced on the auditory nerve filaments, an instrument, etc., by the vibrations of the air or some other sonorous body.
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Healthy, not diseased.
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Any elongated instrument, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are explored. [Old Eng.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic] The air-bladder of a fish.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic] A narrow passage of water; a strait between the main land and an isle, or connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
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n. [French, Spanish] A probe of any kind ; especially, a probe to be introduced into the bladder, in order to discover whether there is a stone in that organ.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, Latin] Any thing perceived by the ear; audible impression or sensation; noise; report;-a sensation or perception received by of the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact;-the impulse or vibration which would affect the organs and nerves of hearing if in a healthy state;-noise without signification: noise and nothing else.
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