A traveling vibration by which sound is transmitted in air or other medium. The characteristics of these waves may be described in terms of change of pressure, or particle displacement, or of density.
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Acoustic wave -- A traveling vibration by which sound is transmitted in air or other medium. The characteristics of these waves may be described in terms of change of pressure, or particle displacement, or of density.