Word
-Definition(/s)
-Synonym
-Translation in french
Acoustic(s)
-The total effect of sound, especially as produced in an enclosed space/Not having electrical amplification
-Sound quality
-Les acoustique(s)
Amplify
-To increase the amplitude of..
-Increase/Instensify
-Amplifier
Amplitude
-Scientific term for "Intensity"
Complex (sound)
-Composed of many related parts
-Mixed/heterogeneous
-Un (son) complexe/compliqué
Compression
-The state of being compressed
-Condensation
-Une compression
Echo
-Repetition of a sound
-Reflection
-Un echo
Emphasis (of)..
-Something that is given importance
-Importance/Prominence
-Mettre un accent sur.. / de l’importance sur..
Frequency
-The number of times a specified periodic phenomenon occurs within a specified interval
-Periodicity/oscillation
-La fréquence
Harmonic
-Relating to a series of oscillations in which each oscillation has a frequency that is an integral multiple of the same basic frequency
-Harmonious/melodic
-Harmonique
Harmonics
-The science of musical sounds/The partials or overtones of a fundamental tone
-Musical accordance
-Harmoniques
Infrasound
-Sound with frequencies below the audible range (< 20 Hz)
-/
-Un infrason
Intensity (sound)
-Great energy, strength, or force
-Power
-L'intensité (sonore)
Longitudinal (wave)
-Extending in the direction of the length
-/
-Une (onde) longitudinal(e)
Medium
-The whole of air particles (atoms…) interacting, which enables the acoustic wave to exist.
-Ambient
-Un milieu
Musical sound
-Idem dem sound
-Music/Melody
-Son musical
Noise
-(In a pessimistic way) a loud, harsh, or confused kind of sound/A non harmonious or discordant (group of) sound(s)/Sound that is loud or not harmonious
-Blast/cacophony
-Un/des bruit(s)
Octave
-A tone on the eighth degree from a given musical tone.
-/
-Une octave
Oddly
-Singular or peculiar in a strange way
-Curiously
-Bizarrement/Curieusement
Pattern
-A form or model proposed for imitation
-Model
-Un motif
Pitch
-To set at a particular pitch, or determine the keynote of .. (a melody).
-Tone of sound
-Hauteur du son
Pure (sound)
-Not changed by mixing
-Simple/Unmixed
-Pur
Rarefaction
-The state of being less dense
-/
-Raréfaction
Ratio
-Proportional relation/Rate
-Proportion/quota
-Ratio/rapport/taux
Resonance
-Amplification of the range of audibility of any source of speech sounds, by various couplings of the cavities of the mouth, nose, sinuses, but also of objects, instruments,.. /State of a system in which an abnormally large vibration is produced in response to an external stimulus, occurring when the frequency of the stimulus is the same, or nearly the same, as the natural vibration frequency of the system.
-Sonority/vibration
-La résonance
Sawtooth wave
-The sawtooth wave (or saw wave) is a kind of non-sinusoidal waveform
-/
-Une onde en dent de scie
Scale
-Graduated system
-Range/proportion
-Une échelle / un barème
Signal
-Representation of a wave (frequency)
-/
-Un signal
Sound
-Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing/Transmitted vibrations of any frequency/The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium.
-Something heard or audible.
-Le son
Sound level
-Force of a sound
-/
-Un niveau sonore
Sound wave
-Wave producing an audible sensation
-Acoustic wave
-Une onde sonore
Spectrum
-Representation of the frequency of a sound
-/
-Un spectre
Threshold (of pain/ or of audibility)
-The point at which something begins to take effect
-Start/beginning
-Seuil
Timbre
-The special, usually unique quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice;
tone color
-Tone
-Le timbre
Tone
-Scientific term for "Timbre"
Ultrasound
-Sound with a frequency greater than 20 kHz, close to the upper limit of human hearing
-/
-Un ultrason
Vibration
-A rapid linear motion of a particle or of an elastic solid / A periodic process
-Reverberation, oscillation
-Une vibration