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| acoustic |
having to do with sound or the science of sound, or with the sensation and organs of hearing. [3 definitions] |
| acoustics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of science dealing with the physics of sound. [2 definitions] |
| affricate |
a speech sound that results from a stoppage of breath followed by a release at the same point of articulation, such as the "ch" sound in "chip". |
| ahem |
a sound as of clearing the throat, used to attract notice, express doubt, or fill in a pause. |
| alarm clock |
a clock with a bell or buzzer that can be set to sound at a chosen time. |
| alliteration |
repetition of the same consonant sound in the stressed or initial syllables of words in a phrase or sentence. |
| alveolar |
of a sound, articulated with the tongue close to or touching the roof of the mouth at the roots of the teeth. [2/4 definitions] |
| ambient |
of music, characterized by sound and pattern rather than distinct notes of melody or rhythmic structure. [2/3 definitions] |
| an |
variant of the indefinite article "a," used before words starting with a vowel or vowel sound. [1/2 definitions] |
| anechoic |
not having or producing reverberations of sound. |
| apheresis |
the dropping or omission of a letter, sound, or the like at the beginning of a word, as in "scuse" for "excuse". |
| apocope |
the loss or omission of the final letter, syllable, or sound of a word, as in "talkin'" for "talking". |
| articulate |
to utter or pronounce a speech sound or sounds. [1/10 definitions] |
| articulation |
a movement of speech organs in the production of a sound, or a group of these movements. [2/5 definitions] |
| aspirate |
in phonetics, to pronounce (a speech sound) with an audible release or rush of air, as the "h" in "helium" or the "p" in "pickle". [3/5 definitions] |
| assimilate |
in phonetics, to modify (a sound) to make it resemble a linguistically adjacent sound. [2/8 definitions] |
| audio |
of, concerning, or employing sound. [4 definitions] |
| audio- |
sound or hearing. |
| audio frequency |
the range of frequencies of normally audible sound, or the corresponding electronic frequencies; usu. from about fifteen or twenty to 20,000 cycles per second. [1/2 definitions] |
| audiophile |
someone with a great interest in high-fidelity sound reproduction. |
| audiotape |
a magnetic tape used to record sound, or a sound recording on such a tape. |
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