sound wave

NOUN

wave that transmits sound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

radio wave

WEAK

acoustic wave sound propagation

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It has been explained to BBC Sport that the technology used in Australia has a two-frame gap between the pictures and the sound wave.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

As such, one could say that life on Earth as we know it in some way originated from a sound wave.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

First, a fuel droplet is levitated, i.e. trapped in the air, using a standing sound wave.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

“The sound wave, because it’s so big, can’t see fine detail,” says David Jourdan, an engineer whose company Nauticos has led three expeditions in search of Earhart.

From National Geographic • Jan. 30, 2024

The sound wave that reaches you when a friend is talking is the motion of molecules in the air.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan