sound - Meaning in Tamil

sound - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of sound in English

sound adjective

1. logically valid

   Example

   • "a sound argument"
2. having legal efficacy or force

   Example

   • "a sound title to the property"
3. vigorous or severe

   Example

   • "a sound thrashing"
4. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay

   Examples

   • "a sound foundation"
   • "a sound timber"
   • "the wall is sound"
5. financially secure and safe

   Examples

   • "a sound economy"
   • "sound investments"
6. free from moral defect

   Example

   • "a man of sound character"
7. exercising or showing good judgment

   Examples

   • "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"
   • "a sound approach to the problem"
   • "an intelligent solution"
   • "healthy relations between labor and management"
   • "healthy scepticism"
   • "no sound explanation for his decision"
   • "sound advice"
   • "the healthy attitude of French laws"
8. in excellent physical condition

   Examples

   • "a sound mind in a sound body"
   • "good teeth"
   • "I still have one good leg"
9. (of sleep) deep and complete

   Examples

   • "a heavy sleep"
   • "a sound sleeper"
   • "deep wakeless sleep"
   • "fell into a profound sleep"
10. complete; thorough

    Examples

    • "he has a sound understanding of the law"
    • "politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues"

sound noun

1. the subjective sensation of hearing something

   Example

   • "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
2. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

   Example

   • "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
3. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
4. a large ocean inlet or deep bay

   Example

   • "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
5. the sudden occurrence of an audible event

   Example

   • "the sound awakened them"
6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
7. the audible part of a transmitted signal

   Example

   • "they always raise the audio for commercials"
8. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

   Examples

   • "the beautiful sound of music"
   • "the sound of rain on the roof"

sound verb

1. give off a certain sound or sounds

   Example

   • "This record sounds scratchy"
2. make a certain noise or sound

   Examples

   • "She went `Mmmmm'"
   • "The gun went `bang'"
3. cause to sound

   Examples

   • "sound a certain note"
   • "sound the bell"
4. announce by means of a sound

   Example

   • "sound the alarm"
5. appear in a certain way

   Example

   • "This sounds interesting"
6. utter with vibrating vocal chords
7. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

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