sound barrier |
a hypothetical barrier to aircraft as they approach the speed of sound, suggested by the abrupt increase in aerodynamic drag near that velocity; sonic barrier. |
sound bite |
a very brief statement taken from a video or audio tape for inclusion in a television newscast. |
soundbox |
the hollow main body of a stringed instrument such as a guitar or violin. |
sound effects |
artificially produced sounds, as of thunder, traffic, or animal noise, for theater, radio, film, or television. |
sounder1 |
a person or thing that makes sounds. |
sounder2 |
a person or thing that measures water depth. |
sounding1 |
producing or emitting sound. [2 definitions] |
sounding2 |
(often pl.) the act of measuring the depth of water. |
sounding board |
a thin board that forms part of the resonant chamber of a musical instrument such as a piano, and that enhances its tone. [3 definitions] |
soundless1 |
silent; quiet. |
soundless2 |
extremely deep, as water; unfathomable. |
sound out |
to make an effort to read and pronounce a word by saying the sound of each of its letters or its letter combinations. |
soundproof |
not able to be penetrated by most ordinary audible sounds. [2 definitions] |
sound spectrogram |
a graphic representation of a sound's frequency, period, and intensity. |
sound spectrograph |
an instrument that produces sound spectrograms. |
soundtrack |
the narrow strip on motion-picture film that carries the sound recording. [2 definitions] |
sound wave |
a longitudinal pressure wave in an elastic medium such as air, esp. one that is in an audible range. |
soup |
a liquid food usu. consisting of small pieces of vegetables, meat, fish, or the like cooked in stock or water. [2 definitions] |
soupçon |
a slight amount; trace. |
soup du jour |
in a restaurant, the featured, or sometimes the only, soup served on a particular day. |
soup kitchen |
a place where food such as soup is distributed for little or no charge to needy people. |