Sound Flashcards
(17 cards)
produce
cause a particular result or effect
property
a quality or characteristic that
something has
source
the origin of something
frequent
happening or doing something often
regular
having the same time and space between each thing and the next
affect
produce a change in something
vibrate
move side to side quickly with small movements
pitch
how high or low a sound is
volume
the amount of sound produced
medium
a substance that makes possible the transfer of energy from one
location to another
vacuum
a space empty of all substances, including air or other gas
sound wave
the form that sound takes when it passes through air, water, etc.
Prefix / Suffix / Root:
aud
listen, hear, sound
Examples include:
audible, audio, audition, audience
Prefix / Suffix / Root:
dec
ten, tenth part
Examples include:
decibel, decade, decimal, decimate, decathlon
Idiom:
fine tuning
making small changes to ensure something is as good as it can be
Idiom:
a fair hearing
a chance to present one’s argument or explanation following a
wrongdoing
Idiom:
like the sound of one’s own voice
enjoy hearing oneself talk, associated with being self-centred
