SOUND SPECTRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sound spectrum mean? 

• SOUND SPECTRUM (noun)
  The noun SOUND SPECTRUM has 1 sense:

1. the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source

  Familiarity information: SOUND SPECTRUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOUND SPECTRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

acoustic spectrum; sound spectrum

Hypernyms ("sound spectrum" is a kind of...):

spectrum (an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sound spectrum"):

speech spectrum (the average sound spectrum for the human voice)