soundwave
Pressure ripple traveling
A soundwave is a vibration that travels through air, water, or other media, perceived as sound when it reaches the ear.
The term appears as one word in casual usage, though sound wave as two words is more standard in scientific contexts.
Soundwaves vary in frequency and amplitude, producing differences in pitch and volume.
Maximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- propagationAct of spreading widely
hertz · kilohertz · waveform · compression · rarefaction · longitudinal · transverse · interference
Tenth of a bel
- loudnessPerceived sound intensity
- pitchFrequency of sound
- toneQuality of sound
- timbreSound's distinctive character
echo · reverberation · acoustics · infrasound · doppler · echolocation · noise · silence
Rapid oscillating movement
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
- undulationRhythmic rise and fall
amplitude
Maximum oscillation displacement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
propagation · hertz · kilohertz · waveform · compression · rarefaction · longitudinal · transverse · interference · diffraction
decibel
Tenth of a bel
timbre · echo · reverberation · acoustics · infrasound · doppler · echolocation · noise · silence · attenuation
vibration
Rapid oscillating movement
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
undulation · tremor · resonance · membrane · diaphragm · string
microphone
Audio input device
- speakerOne who talks
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- transducerEnergy form converter
recording · playback · stereo · mono · equalizer · mixer · headphones · waveform · sample · bitrate
spectrogram
Frequency-over-time display
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- graphVisual data display
display · peak · trough · sine · sawtooth · square · pulse · envelope · contour · pattern
- acousticsvibration, wavelength, resonance, amplitude, reverberation
- visualizersvisualizer, audio visualizer, equalizer, waveform, oscilloscope
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- electronic musictechno, house, synthesizer, drum machine, EDM
- audio frequencieshertz, Hz, kilohertz, frequency band, frequency range
- synthesizerssynthesizer, synth, modular, analog, oscillator
soundwaveelectromagnetic radiation
Wave-propagating energy through space
light wave · radio wave · electromagnetic wave · light · microwave