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	stereophonic sound stereophonic sound sound recorded simultaneously through two or more electronic channels. For live recordings, microphones are placed in different positions relative to the sound source. The recorded sound is played back through loudspeakers placed more or less as the recording microphones were pla... Read more
	Edme Mariotte Edme Mariotte , 1620?-1684, French physicist. His De la nature de l'air (1676) includes a statement of Boyle's law (see gas laws ), which he discovered independently and which is sometimes called Mariotte's law in France. One of the founders of experimental physics, Mariotte investigated a wide r... Read more
	Grimm's law Grimm's law principle of relationships in Indo-European languages, first formulated by Jakob Grimm in 1822 and a continuing subject of interest and investigation to 20th-century linguists. It shows that a process—the regular shifting of consonants in groups—took place once in the develo... Read more
	etymology etymology , branch of linguistics that investigates the history, development, and origin of words. It was this study that chiefly revealed the regular relations of sounds in the Indo-European languages (as described in Grimm's law ) and led to the historical investigation of language in the 19th ce... Read more
	decibel decibel , abbr. dB, unit used to measure the loudness of sound . It is one tenth of a bel (named for A. G. Bell), but the larger unit is rarely used. The decibel is a measure of sound intensity as a function of power ratio, with the difference in decibels between two sounds being given by dB=10 log... Read more
	Puget Sound Puget Sound , arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c.100 mi (160 km) S to Olympia. The sound, which receives many streams from the Cascade Range, has numerous islands and is navigable for ... Read more
	sonic boom sonic boom shock wave produced by an object moving through the air at supersonic speed, i.e., faster than the speed of sound. Since sound is a mechanical disturbance that propagates through the air, there is a limit to its speed. An object such as an airplane, moving through the air, generates so... Read more
	echo sounder echo sounder an older instrumentation system for indirectly determining ocean floor depth. Echo sounding is based on the principle that water is an excellent medium for the transmission of sound waves and that a sound pulse will bounce off a reflecting layer, returning to its source as an echo. The... Read more
	Mach number Mach number [for E. Mach ], ratio between the speed of an object and the speed of sound in the medium in which the object is traveling. An airplane that has the velocity of Mach 3.0 is traveling at three times the speed of sound as measured in the prevailing atmospheric conditions. ... Read more
	phonetics phonetics , study of the sounds of languages from three basic points of view. Phonetics studies speech sounds according to their production in the vocal organs (articulatory phonetics), their physical properties (acoustic phonetics), or their effect on the ear (auditory phonetics). All phonetics are... Read more

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	Investigating the inward sounds of Outward Bound.(Outward Bound New Zealand) Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Outdoor Education; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...greater understanding of how their outcomes were achieved. (1) Outward Bound New Zealand OBNZ, based in the Marlborough Sounds, had enjoyed a pattern of gradual growth in enrolments for its first thirty years from 1962 to 1992 (OBNZ, 1992). However...
	CBI chief fears slump in inward investment Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 10/29/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...will also hit future inward investment, which in...Committee, which is investigating inward investment, that...right to concentrate on inward investment to soak up...the time has come for inward investment to be concentrated...the fundamentals are sound." Meanwhile, the Scottish...
	Police reports.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/7/2003; 631 words ; ...Elgin - Elgin police are investigating what might have been an attempted...reported he was awakened by the sound of footsteps on the roof of...had tried to push the window inward. Police said they are investigating three similar burglaries in...
	Courtyards The Room Planner Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 8/27/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...light, movement, sound and scent. Light is...contribute both movement and sound. The sound of running water will...limited, but well worth investigating. While sculptures or...internal, focuses attention inward, away from any unappealing...
	Cab firm boss hits out after 'shooting' incident.(News) Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 10/29/2001; 554 words ; ...Wendy Horton POLICE are investigating following claims that a Valleys...his rear windscreen exploded inwards. Although Mr Rees, who works...am quite convinced by the sound of it and by the result that...Police confirmed they were investigating a complaint of an attack on...
	An Industry under review. Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 10/14/2008; 700+ words ; ...a performance horse that is sound, athletic and competitive...horse that is attractive and sound with good paces and temperament...The strategic plan includes investigating the possibility of preserving...purchase and retain ISHs. The Inward Buyer programme will be reviewed...
	THE BOSTON COMPOSERS STRING QUARTET LEON KIRCHNER: THE THREE STRING QUARTETS Albany CD Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/20/1995; ; 559 words ; ...Boston Composers' String Quartet began investigating these works in 1989, they had slipped...dazzling imaginative mastery of the world of sound a string quartet can produce. The First...classics; the Second Quartet is lyrical, inward, and even more personal. The Third...
	Buyout turns up the heat. Newspaper article from: The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England); 4/3/2006; 700+ words ; ...PKF, who were introduced to Trianco by inward investment agency Sheffield First for...and we believe he has establishised a sound footing on which to take the company...greenhouse gas emissions. Trianco has been investigating more 'green' products and is close...
	Stones alert (HL) Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 7/5/1999; ; 634 words ; ...trains. "The police and Putra-LRT are investigating both incidents," she said. The most...Zinlili said a staff, who heard a cracking sound and saw a hole in the glass window of...moments later, the glass panel shattered inwards, littering the seats and floor with...
	UK and World News In Brief Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 10/25/2002; 681 words ; ...criticised some youth agencies for their "inward- looking professional attitudes" which...measurements. Evidence on tip: Police are investigating how a taped interview with a paedophile...a whole new mobile world of colour, sound and pictures. 18 FANS HELD: Eighteen...