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| alarm |
any audible or visible warning, or a mechanical or electrical device that produces such a warning. [1/5 definitions] |
| aloud |
in an audible voice; not in silence or a whisper. [1/2 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". [2/5 definitions] |
| 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] |
| high fidelity |
a method of sound recording and reproduction that captures and reproduces the entire range of audible frequencies with very little distortion. |
| inaudible |
not capable of being heard; not audible. |
| infrasonic |
of, concerning, or denoting sound waves below the audible frequencies. |
| interpret |
to make visible or audible the meaning of (a drama, musical composition, or the like) through performance. [1/6 definitions] |
| laryngitis |
an inflammation of the larynx, usu. marked by difficulty in making the voice audible. |
| loud |
noisy, vociferous, or intrusively audible. [1/6 definitions] |
| receive |
to convert incoming electromagnetic waves into signals that are visible or audible. [1/10 definitions] |
| receiver |
a device such as a radio, television, or telephone that receives electromagnetic signals and converts them into a form recognizable by the senses, such as audible language or other signals. [1/4 definitions] |
| resound |
to make a loud or clearly audible sound. [1/5 definitions] |
| sigh |
to exhale with a long, audible puff of breath, as from sorrow or weariness. [1/5 definitions] |
| sniff |
to take in short, audible breaths of air through the nose. [1/7 definitions] |
| sonic |
of or related to audible sound or sound waves. [1/2 definitions] |
| soundproof |
not able to be penetrated by most ordinary audible sounds. [1/2 definitions] |
| sound wave |
a longitudinal pressure wave in an elastic medium such as air, esp. one that is in an audible range. |
| subaudible |
combined form of audible. |
| subsonic |
below an audible level; infrasonic. [1/2 definitions] |
| white noise |
a sound that is a mixture of all the audible frequencies, each at about the same intensity. |
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