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sound

Also known as acoustic oscillation, acoustic vibration

thumb|A drum produces sound via a vibrating membrane.

AI overview

Sound is created when objects vibrate, causing invisible waves to travel through the air that our ears can detect. It matters because it allows us to communicate, hear music, perceive danger, and experience the world around us.

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Research

193,143 papers

Sound perception in plants.ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology · 2019Khait I, Obolski U, Yovel Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.03.006
Sound Tolerance Conditions (Hyperacusis, Misophonia, Noise Sensitivity, and Phonophobia): Definitions and Clinical Management.ReviewAmerican journal of audiology · 2022Henry JA, Theodoroff SM, Edmonds C et al.DOI: 10.1044/2022_AJA-22-00035
Sound-to-Touch Crossmodal Pitch Matching for Short Sounds.IEEE transactions on haptics · 2024Kim DG, Lee J, Yun G et al.DOI: 10.1109/TOH.2023.3338224
Rationale and Efficacy of Sound Therapies for Tinnitus and Hyperacusis.ReviewNeuroscience · 2019Pienkowski MDOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.09.012
Misophonia Sound Recognition Using Vision Transformer.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2023Bahmei B, Birmingham E, Arzanpour SDOI: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340283
The sound of swearing: Are there universal patterns in profanity?Psychonomic bulletin & review · 2023Lev-Ari S, McKay RDOI: 10.3758/s13423-022-02202-0
Effects of Sound Interventions on the Mental Stress Response in Adults: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2025Saskovets M, Saponkova I, Liang ZDOI: 10.2196/69120
Ecological sound loudness in environmental sound representations.JASA express letters · 2024Oszczapinska U, Heller LM, Jang S et al.DOI: 10.1121/10.0024995

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19 sections

Contents

Definition
Acoustics
Physics
Waves
Speed
Sound pressure level
Perception
Pitch
Duration
Loudness
Timbre
Texture
Spatial location
Frequency
Ultrasound
Infrasound
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thumb|A drum produces sound via a vibrating membrane.

Sound is a phenomenon in which pressure disturbances propagate through an elastic material medium. In the context of physics, it is characterised as a mechanical wave of pressure or related quantities (e.g. displacement), whereas in physiological-psychological contexts it refers to the reception of such waves and their perception by the brain. Though sensitivity to sound varies among all organisms, the human ear is sensitive to frequencies ranging from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Examples of the significance and application of sound include music, medical imaging techniques, oral language and parts of science.