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Definition of 'sound'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sound
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.

2.  sound
mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a speed of approximately 1087 ft. (331 m) per second at sea level and at other speeds in other media.

3.  sound
the particular auditory effect produced by a given source:
the sound of fire engines.

4.  sound
a noise, vocal utterance, musical tone, or the like:
the sounds from the next room.

5.  sound
a distinctive, characteristic, or recognizable musical style:
the Motown sound.

6.  sound
the audible result of an articulation, utterance, or part of an utterance: the th-sound in there.

7.  sound
the auditory effect of sound waves as transmitted or recorded by a particular system of sound reproduction.

8.  sound
the quality of an event, letter, etc., as it affects a person:
I don't like the sound of that report.

9.  sound
the distance within which something can be heard.

10.  sound
meaningless noise:
all sound and fury.

11.  sound
Archaic. a report or rumor.

12. (v.i.) sound
to make or emit a sound.

13.  sound
to give forth a signal, as a call or summons.

14.  sound
to convey a certain impression when heard or read:
His voice sounded strange.

15.  sound
to give a specific sound:
to sound loud.

16.  sound
to appear; seem:
The report sounds true.

17. (v.t.) sound
to cause to sound:
Sound the alarm.

18.  sound
to give forth (a sound):
The oboe sounded an A.

19.  sound
to announce or order by a sound:
The bugle sounded retreat.

20.  sound
to utter audibly; pronounce:
to sound each letter.

21.  sound
to examine by percussion or auscultation:
to sound a patient's chest.

22.  sound
Informal.

23.  sound
to call out one's name, as at military roll call.

24.  sound
to call out the cadence as one marches in formation.

25.  sound
to speak frankly or indiscreetly.

26.  sound
to exaggerate; boast.

27. (adj.) sound
free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust:
a sound body.

28.  sound
financially strong, secure, or reliable:
a sound investment.

29.  sound
competent, sensible, or valid:
sound judgment.

30.  sound
of substantial or enduring character:
sound moral values.

31.  sound
having a logical basis:
sound reasoning.

32.  sound
uninterrupted and untroubled; deep:
sound sleep.

33.  sound
vigorous, thorough, or severe:
a sound thrashing.

34.  sound
upright; honorable.

35.  sound
having no legal defect:
a sound title to the property.

36. (adv.) sound
deeply; thoroughly:
sound asleep.

37. (v.t.) sound
to measure or try the depth of (water, a deep hole, etc.) by letting down a lead or plummet at the end of a line, or by some equivalent means.

38.  sound
to measure (depth) in such a manner, as at sea.

39.  sound
to examine or test (the bottom, as of the sea or a deep hole) with a lead that brings up adhering bits of matter.

40.  sound
to seek to ascertain:
to sound a person's views.

41.  sound
to attempt to elicit the views of (a person) by indirect inquiries (often fol. by out):
Sound her out about working for us.

42. (v.i.) sound
to use the lead and line or some other device for measuring depth, as at sea.

43.  sound
to go down or touch bottom, as a lead.

44.  sound
to plunge downward or dive, as a whale.

45.  sound
to seek information, esp. by indirect inquiries.

46. (n.) sound
a relatively narrow passage of water between larger bodies of water or between the mainland and an island:
Long Island Sound.

47.  sound
an inlet, arm, or recessed portion of the sea:
Puget Sound.

48.  sound
the air bladder of a fish.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE sund swimming, sea, c. ON

Definition of 'sound'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sound
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
"the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"

2. (noun) sound, auditory sensation
the subjective sensation of hearing something
"he strained to hear the faint sounds"

3. (noun) sound
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
"falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

4. (noun) sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
"the sound awakened them"

5. (noun) audio, sound
the audible part of a transmitted signal
"they always raise the audio for commercials"

6. (noun) phone, speech sound, sound
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

7. (noun) strait, sound
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

8. (adj) sound
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
"the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

9. (adj) sound
financially secure and safe
"sound investments"; "a sound economy"

10. (adj) healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound
exercising or showing good judgment
"healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

11. (adj) sound
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
"a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"

12. (adj) good, sound
in excellent physical condition
"good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"

13. (adj) reasoned, sound, well-grounded
logically valid
"a sound argument"

14. (adj) legal, sound, effectual
having legal efficacy or force
"a sound title to the property"

15. (adj) sound
free from moral defect
"a man of sound character"

16. (adj) heavy, profound, sound, wakeless
(of sleep) deep and complete
"a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

17. (verb) sound
thorough
"a sound thrashing"

18. (verb) sound
appear in a certain way
"This sounds interesting"

19. (verb) sound, go
make a certain noise or sound
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

20. (verb) sound
give off a certain sound or sounds
"This record sounds scratchy"

21. (verb) sound
announce by means of a sound
"sound the alarm"

22. (verb) voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
utter with vibrating vocal chords

23. (verb) sound
cause to sound
"sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"

24. (verb) fathom, sound
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

Definition of 'sound'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) sound
sth you hear
the sound of her breathing; Sit there and don't make a sound.

2.  sound
the volume of a TV, radio, etc.
Turn the sound up/down.

3.  sound
to seem to be a particular way
It sounds like you had a great time.; He sounds like a nasty person.; It sounds as though the program is only for adults.; His new movie sounds really boring.

4.  sound
sound good/terrible/boring/excellent etc.
to have a feeling, emotion, etc. in your voice
You sound terrible. Are you sure you're OK?

5. (adjective) sound
reliable and likely to be safe or useful
a sound investment; sound advice; Is the building sound?

6.  sound
(of sleep) deep
You need a good, sound sleep.

7. (adverb) sound
sound asleep
completely asleep and not likely to wake up
The children were sound asleep.

Definition of 'sound'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) sound
soundly

2. (noun) sound
the air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food

3. (noun) sound
a cuttlefish

4. (noun) sound
a narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound

5. (noun) sound
any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture

6. (noun) sound
the peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound

7. (noun) sound
the occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound

8. (noun) sound
noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else

9.  sound
whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship

10.  sound
healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding

11.  sound
firm; strong; safe

12.  sound
free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker

13.  sound
founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles

14.  sound
heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating

15.  sound
undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep

16.  sound
founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land

17. (verb) sound
to measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet

18. (verb) sound
fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe

19. (verb) sound
to explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient

20. (verb) sound
to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device

21. (verb) sound
to make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect

22. (verb) sound
to be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound

23. (verb) sound
to make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention

24. (verb) sound
to causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn

25. (verb) sound
to cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument

26. (verb) sound
to order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley

27. (verb) sound
to celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit

28. (verb) sound
to examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient

29. (verb) sound
to signify; to import; to denote

Definition of 'sound'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. sound
An alteration of pressure that propagates through an elastic medium.

Translation of 'sound'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: strong or in good condition The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.
Afrikaans: gesond	Arabic: سَليم جِسْمانِيّا وعَقْلِ	Bulgarian: здрав
Brazilian: forte	Czech: pevný; zdravý	German: gesund
Danish: i god stand; sund	Greek: γερός, υγιής	Spanish: sano, sólido, firme
Estonian: tugev, terve	Farsi: سالم	Finnish: vahva, terve
French: solide, sain	Hebrew: בָּרִיא	Hindi: स्वस्थ्य, तन्दुरुस्त
Croatian: zdrav,čil	Hungarian: ép	Indonesian: kuat
Icelandic: hraustur, heilbrigður, tr	Italian: solido, sano	Japanese: 健全な
Korean: 건강한	Lithuanian: tvirtas	Latvian: drošs; stabils; vesels; l
Malay: dalam keadaan baik	Dutch: degelijk, gezond	Norwegian: solid, god, skikkelig; su
Polish: solidny, zdrowy	Persian: سالم	Pashto: جوړ
Portuguese: forte	Romanian: solid, zdravăn	Russian: крепкий; здоровый
Slovak: zdravý, zachovaný	Slovenian: zdrav	Serbian: zdrav
Swedish: frisk, sund, i gott skick	Thai: แข็งแรง	Turkish: sağlam, sağlıklı
Taiwanese: 健康的，完好的	Ukrainian: здоровий; міцний	Urdu: مضبوط
Vietnamese: khoẻ mạnh, trong tình trạ	Chinese: 健康的，完好的
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