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Sounding , sound·ing1 / ˈsounding/ • n. the action or process of measuring the depth of the sea or other body of water. ∎ a measurement taken by sounding. ∎ the… Voice , voice, sound produced by living beings. The source of the sound in human speaking and singing is the vibration of the vocal cords, which are inside t… Phonetics , phonetics (fōnĕt´Ĭks, fə–), study of the sounds of languages from three basic points of view. Phonetics studies speech sounds according to their prod… haemo- , hemo- (chiefly Brit. haemo-) • comb. form equivalent to hemato-.
haemo- combining form. see haem-.
haem- (haema-, haemo-, haemat(o)-) combining form… sound barrier , sound barrier Name for the cause of an aircraft's difficulties in accelerating to a speed faster than that of sound. When approaching the speed of so… Echolocation (physiology) , Echolocation is the process of using sound waves to locate objects that may be invisible or at a distance. Some bats use sound to locate their insect…
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