sound property

/saʊnd ˌprɑpərdi/

Other forms: sound properties

Definitions of sound property

1. noun

   an attribute of sound
   types:

   sound

   the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

   quiet, silence

   the absence of sound

   musicality, musicalness

   the property of sounding like music

   harmony

   an agreeable sound property

   dissonance

   disagreeable sounds

   pitch

   the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

   registration

   (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops

   quality, timber, timbre, tone

   (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

   intensity, loudness, volume

   the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

   softness

   a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency

   rhythmicity

   the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

   acoustics

   the characteristics or qualities that determine how sound is heard in an enclosed space

   noisiness, racketiness

   the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise

   ring

   a characteristic sound

   unison

   (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves

   voice

   the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

   hush, still, stillness

   (poetic) tranquil silence

   speechlessness

   the property of being speechless

   quietness, soundlessness

   the property of making no sound

   lyricality, lyricism, songfulness

   the property of being suitable for singing

   melodiousness, tunefulness

   the property of having a melody

   texture

   the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together

   consonance, harmoniousness

   the property of sounding harmonious

   discord, discordance

   a harsh mixture of sounds

   disharmony, inharmoniousness

   a lack of harmony

   cacophony

   loud confusing disagreeable sounds

   concert pitch, international pitch, philharmonic pitch

   the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C

   high frequency, high pitch

   a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches

   soprano, treble

   the pitch range of the highest female voice

   tenor

   the pitch range of the highest male voice

   key

   pitch of the voice

   low frequency, low pitch

   a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches

   alto

   the pitch range of the lowest female voice

   alto

   (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments

   bass

   the lowest part of the musical range

   tone

   (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

   tune

   the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch

   harmonic

   any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental

   resonance

   the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities

   color, coloration, colour, colouration

   the timbre of a musical sound

   nasality

   a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators

   plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy

   having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

   shrillness, stridence, stridency

   having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

   crescendo

   (music) a gradual increase in loudness

   forte, fortissimo

   (music) loud

   faintness

   barely audible

   decrescendo, diminuendo

   (music) a gradual decrease in loudness

   pianissimo, piano

   (music) low loudness

   meter, metre, time

   rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

   cadence, cadency

   a recurrent rhythmical series

   lilt, swing

   a jaunty rhythm in music

   register

   (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments

   type of:

   property

   a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class