Sound

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urn:mrn:iala:dic:3-1-0000

1. The sensation of hearing excited by an acoustic oscillation.

2. An acoustic oscillation of such a character as to be capable of exciting the sensation of hearing.


Reference: I.E.C.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)