Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to sound in British Thesaurus

above (adjective)

if you can hear one sound above other sounds, it is louder or higher than the other sounds

acoustic (adjective)

physics relating to sound and the way people hear things

acoustics (noun)

the way that sound is heard in a room, as a result of the room’s shape and size

audible (adjective)

loud enough for people to hear

audio (adjective)

relating to sound that is recorded or broadcast

audio (noun)

sound, especially music, that is recorded, broadcast, or played on electronic equipment

audio- (prefix)

sound or hearing: used with some adjectives and nouns

break up ()

if the sound on a radio or mobile phone breaks up, you can no longer hear the person who is speaking on it

dB (abbreviation)

decibel

decibel (noun)

a unit for measuring how loud a sound is

depth (noun)

the low and loud quality of a sound

in/out of phase (science)

science if sound waves or light waves are in phase, their high points and low points come at the same time. If they are out of phase, they come at different times.

in someone’s hearing ()

if something is said in your hearing, you hear it, although the speaker is not talking to you

in stereo ()

recorded or broadcast using a system that sends the sound through two speakers

in the background ()

a sound in the background can be heard in addition to the main thing you are listening to

mono (adjective)

recorded or broadcast on a mono system

phonic (adjective)

relating to sound

quad (adjective)

informal quadraphonic

quadraphonic (adjective)

a quadraphonic sound system divides music or other sound into four different parts and plays each part through a separate speaker

quadrophonic ()

another spelling of quadraphonic

resonance (noun)

if a sound has resonance, it is deep and clear and continues for a long time

sonic (adjective)

relating to sound or sound waves

sound (noun)

energy that travels through air or water and that a human ear can hear

soundproof (adjective)

designed to stop sound from entering or leaving

soundproof (verb)

to make a room or other space soundproof

sound wave (noun)

a movement in the air that carries sound to your ear

stereo (adjective)

using an electronic system in which sound is played through two speakers

stereophonic (adjective)

formal stereo

tonal (adjective)

relating to the tone of something, especially a colour or sound

ultrasonic (adjective)

ultrasonic sounds are sounds that humans cannot hear because they have very high frequencies

volume (noun)

the loudness of a sound from a television, radio etc

wave (noun)

physics the way in which sound, light, a radio signal etc travels. It is represented by a line that curves upwards and then downwards again many times.

wavelength (noun)

the distance between two waves of sound or light that are next to each other