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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
- the "cocktail party effect" which is the human ability to follow ... Cherry is best known for his work on the "cocktail party effect ...15 KB (2,203 words) - 22:30, 7 January 2024
- vocals gave the group a distinctive sound that won them many fans. ... After experimenting with a more commercial sound, the group broke ...13 KB (1,828 words) - 06:13, 1 April 2024
- The ear is the sense organ in vertebrates that detects sound and also ... portion. In most animals, the visible ear is a flap of tissue that is also ...23 KB (3,869 words) - 17:32, 12 February 2024
- The sitar (Urdu: ستار, Hindi: सितार) is probably the ... A similar instrument, the 'setar', is used to this day in Iran and ...10 KB (1,605 words) - 22:36, 29 January 2023
- In Western tonal music a key is the central aural reference point ... the key signature, the establishment of key is brought about via functional ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 03:32, 6 October 2022
- Soul music is a musical genre that combines rhythm and blues and gospel ... using the blues tradition. Soul music is differentiated from rhythm ...11 KB (1,733 words) - 01:19, 4 February 2023
- The xylophone (from the Greek meaning 'wooden sound') is ... or chromatic. The arrangement of the bars is generally from low (longer ...7 KB (1,049 words) - 21:33, 15 January 2024
- 1950s version. Another well known Tubb hit is "Waltz Across Texas" ... Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He is buried in Nashville's ...8 KB (1,315 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- Metalogic is a study of formal languages of logic from both syntactic ... most important) examples of formal languages is the language of propositional ...14 KB (2,296 words) - 16:20, 9 November 2022
- the inventor of the term "organized sound," a phrase meaning that ... was extremely antagonistic, developing into what could fairly be called a firm ...13 KB (2,028 words) - 01:30, 16 January 2023
- A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals ... The word cymbal is derived from the Latin cymbalum, "Cymbalum ...15 KB (2,396 words) - 20:32, 28 December 2023
- :This article is about speed and velocity in Physics. [[Image:Virgin ... The speed of an object is the rate of motion of the object, or the ...10 KB (1,597 words) - 19:13, 7 February 2023
- Tettigoniidae is a major family of "long-horned grasshoppers ... However, significant crop damage generally is rare because of low population ...11 KB (1,513 words) - 15:01, 30 April 2023
- his research on the psychology of music and sound. He founded the Berlin School ... Wurzburg. There he started his research on sound and perception, publishing ...10 KB (1,352 words) - 15:19, 27 November 2023
- —Heb: שופר) is a horn that is used as a musical instrument for ... The method of playing the shofar is similar to that of bugle, with ...13 KB (2,151 words) - 14:23, 27 January 2023
- A meteoroid is a small body of debris in the Solar System, roughly ... amateur organization that studies meteors) is, "A solid object moving ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 16:25, 9 November 2022
- The octave is the span or intervallic space between one tone and another ... The frequent use of the octave is a part of most music, though there ...7 KB (1,075 words) - 23:50, 17 November 2022
- same circle drawn on the line translated to is/his. However, there was a more ... paper and when a word's first vowel is a "first position" ...12 KB (1,802 words) - 12:46, 22 July 2022
- pronounced "Thabla" in Malayalam) is a popular Indian percussion ... The history of this instrument is at times the subject of heated debate ...11 KB (1,728 words) - 02:05, 27 February 2023
- Disco is a genre of dance-oriented music popular from the mid-1970s ... that were a key part of the "disco sound." Films such as Saturday ...17 KB (2,430 words) - 15:28, 29 January 2024
- of literary Classicism, but his best verse is full of antitheses and conflicting ... Derzhavin is best remembered for his odes dedicated to the empress ...6 KB (907 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- The saxophone is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family ... The saxophone is most commonly associated with popular music, big ...17 KB (2,653 words) - 17:08, 23 December 2022
- Ensifera is a suborder of the order Orthoptera, comprising "long ... quot; although this designation often is limited to members of the family ...11 KB (1,512 words) - 12:04, 21 January 2023
- rhythmic accompanist. His career is forever linked to that of legendary ... Like all jazz masters, he had his unique sound. Compared to that of later ...6 KB (912 words) - 18:06, 12 February 2024
- ), sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic ... has led to a general sense that the system is non-intuitive for non-specialists ...13 KB (1,871 words) - 22:05, 3 May 2023
- One major notion that has been considered in modal logics is metaphysical ... alethic modal logic, the one between “It is necessary that p” and “It ...14 KB (2,164 words) - 19:24, 9 November 2022
- Yodeling (or yodelling, jodeling) is a form of singing that involves ... takes the form of krimanchuli technique, and is used as a top part in three/four ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family that dates ... A flute produces sound when a stream of air directed across the top ...19 KB (2,947 words) - 17:48, 28 March 2024
- A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument ... String instruments produce sound from one or more vibrating strings ...26 KB (3,682 words) - 21:00, 26 February 2023
- Jazz, was a foremost jazz trumpet player. He is considered a historical figure ... of the great stylists of that instrument. It is generally acknowledged that ...9 KB (1,351 words) - 02:28, 17 December 2022
