sound property

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sound property - an attribute of sound                 property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" silence, quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" musicality, musicalness - the property of sounding like music harmony - an agreeable sound property dissonance - disagreeable sounds pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration registration - (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops timbre, tone, quality, timber - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" loudness, intensity, volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing" rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music