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| eardrum | tough membrane in the outer ear that is about 0.1 mm thick and transmits sound vibrations |
| cochlea | sprial shaped, fluid filled structure in the inner ear that converts sound waves to nerve impulses |
| intensity | amount of energy that flows through a certain area in a specific amount of time |
| loudness | human perception of sound intensity |
| decibel | unit for sound intensity: abbreviated dB |
| pitch | how high or low sound seems; related to the frequency of the sound waves |
| ultrasound | sound waves with frequencies above 20,000 Hz, the upper limit of human hearing |
| infrasound | sound waves with frequencies below 20Hz, the lower limit of human hearing. |
| Doppler effect | change in pitch or frequency that occurs when a source of sound is moving relative to listener |
| music | sounds that are deliberately used in a regular pattern |
| sound quality | diferenece between sounds having the same pitch and loudness |
| overtone | vibration whose frequency is a multiple of the fundamental frequency |
| resonator | hollow, air filled chamber that amplifies sound when the air inside it vibrates |
| acoustics | the study of sound |
| echolocation | process in which objects are located by emitting sounds and interpreting sound waves that are reflected |
| sonar | system that uses the reflection of sound waves to detect objects underwater |
