Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
alt. (context physics English) the longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound. n. (context physics English) the longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.
WordNet
n. (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound [syn: acoustic wave]
Wikipedia
Sound Wave is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Stanley Huang's first compilation album. It was released between Your Side and Stan Up. This album has including four new songs and 16 previously released tracks. It was issued on 23 November 2003.
A DVD Karaoke Version Sound Wave (New Song + Collection) was released on 6 January 2004 which featuring fourteen music videos (3 new songs and 11 previous tracks).
Usage examples of "sound wave".
So when, one day, a tenth of a cubic kilometer of glowing liquid silicate was suddenly exposed to ocean bottom along the line between two spreading plates, the result was merely a linear-source sound wave.
Therefore that bell-mouthed barrel had been emitting a sound wave of high intensity that produced a total paralysis.
Pushing a sound wave of a certain frequency through a medium containing excited atoms stimulates the sound to an extremely high state of emission.
Pushing a sound wave of a certain frequency through a mediumcontaining excited atoms stimulates the sound to an extremely high stateof emission.