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| acoustics | the science and technology of sound |
| beat | a rapid alteration between loudness and silence. |
| cochlea | a tiny, fluid-filledbone structure in the inner ear with three tubes and a spiral |
| consonance | a combination of sounds that is harmonious or agreeable |
| decibel | a unit of measure of the loudness of a sound |
| dissonance | a combination of discordant or unsettling sounds |
| harmony | the study of how sounds work to create effects |
| harmonics | frequencies that are multiples of the fundamental notes |
| musical scale | frequencies of sound that fit into a special pattern |
| pitch | property of sound determined by the frequency of the waves producing it |
| pressure | a measure of the force felt by the walls of a container |
| reverberation | multiple echoes of sound |
| rhythm | a regular time pattern in sound |
| sonogram | special kind of graph that shows how loud sound is different frequencies |
| sound | a wave of alternating high and low pressure regions |
| supersonic | motion that is faster than sound |
| white noise | an equal mixture of all frequencies, like white is a mixture of all colors |
