Search results for "What is Sound" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The term supersonic is used to define a speed that exceeds the speed ... as 21 °C (70 °F), the value of Mach 1 is approximately 344 meters per ...7 KB (968 words) - 23:49, 26 February 2023
- In physics, wavelength is the distance between repeating units of ... with the type of wave. For example, in a sound wave, the air pressure oscillates ...6 KB (857 words) - 23:20, 3 May 2023
- Acoustics is a branch of physics that studies sound, or more precisely ... The word acoustic is derived from the ancient Greek word ακουστός ...7 KB (998 words) - 07:44, 14 June 2023
- In regular usage, the term sound is applied to any stimulus that excites ... We depend on sound for communication through speech and artistic expression ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 15:34, 4 February 2023
- A kantele (ˈkɑntele, from Finnish) or kannel (ˈkɑnːe) is a traditional ... The kantele has a long history in Finnish balladry and is experiencing ...6 KB (959 words) - 02:48, 5 October 2022
- The Doppler effect, named after Christian Doppler, is the apparent ... The hypothesis was tested for sound waves by the Dutch scientist Christoph ...10 KB (1,666 words) - 19:27, 2 August 2023
- Digital audio is a technology that uses digital signals for sound ... mass-production, and distribution of sound. Modern distribution of music ...10 KB (1,460 words) - 03:54, 29 July 2022
- A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space in a regular ... * Sound waves, which are mechanical waves that propagate through air ...13 KB (2,010 words) - 23:20, 3 May 2023
- A percussion instrument can be any object which produces a sound by ... action), and "percussus" (which is a noun meaning "a beating ...13 KB (1,907 words) - 00:31, 24 November 2022
- other contemporary musical genres to create the sound. As is often the case with Afrocentric genres of music, politics play ...4 KB (552 words) - 06:08, 16 June 2023
- :This article is about the aviation term. [[Image:FA-18 Hornet breaking ... In aerodynamics, the sound barrier usually refers to the point at ...16 KB (2,554 words) - 15:12, 27 April 2023
- a wide range of phenomena relating to both sound and light waves, and many ... until the appearance of a large motion is produced. In this way, sound ...11 KB (1,670 words) - 17:59, 10 December 2023
- A shock wave (also called shock front or simply "shock" ... When a shock wave passes through matter, the total energy is preserved ...14 KB (2,249 words) - 14:22, 27 January 2023
- The aeolian harp (also æolian harp or wind harp) is a musical instrument ... experimented with innovative techniques in sound production. They have also ...11 KB (1,668 words) - 06:22, 15 June 2023
- was an innovative producer of vaudeville (he is generally credited with inventing ... Boat, in 1927. Show Boat, often revived, is still considered to be one ...8 KB (1,265 words) - 04:35, 18 November 2022
- sangen (literally "three strings") is a three-stringed musical instrument ... It is derived from a Chinese stringed instrument with a drum-like ...9 KB (1,371 words) - 12:23, 27 January 2023
- Aum ([[File:Om symbol.svg.png|16px|]]), also rendered Om, is the most ... in the Vedic Tradition of Hinduism, and is also considered to be holy ...13 KB (2,123 words) - 07:07, 13 June 2023
- Rockabilly is one of the earliest forms of rock and roll as a distinct ... The classic rockabilly sound was "a brash, lively, unselfconscious ...8 KB (1,238 words) - 21:31, 16 April 2023
- instruments (otherwise called reed pipes). What differentiates these instruments ... All woodwinds produce sound by splitting an exhaled air stream on ...17 KB (2,413 words) - 21:52, 26 December 2023
- southwest of Nashville. She graduated from what was then Nashville's ... so proud to be here," delivered at what seemed to have been the top ...12 KB (1,676 words) - 18:51, 9 November 2022