sound wave
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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
“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
They found that the concussive force from each grenade explosion largely dissipated by the time it reached the pits, but not the sound wave generated when the explosion created a sonic boom.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023
"Our method relies on an acoustic effect called 'cavitation,' which is the formation and popping of bubbles in response to a sound wave," said Dunn-Lawless.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
She believed mysterious people were trying to kill her with alien sound wave machines, so she would sleep in a tool shed to hide herself.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
