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ACOUSTIC WAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acoustic wave mean?
• ACOUSTIC WAVE (noun)
The noun ACOUSTIC WAVE has 1 sense:
1. (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
Familiarity information: ACOUSTIC WAVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
acoustic wave; sound wave
Hypernyms ("acoustic wave" is a kind of...):
undulation; wave ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)
Domain category:
acoustics (the study of the physical properties of sound)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acoustic wave"):
air wave (a sound wave that is transmitted via air)
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