Vocabulary : Sonometer to Sonties
Sonometer : An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box. ;; An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.Sonoran : Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States and central Mexico. It is divided into the Upper Sonoran, which lies next to the Transition zone, and the Lower Sonoran, next to the Tropical.
Sonorific : Producing sound; as, the sonorific quality of a body.
Sonority : The quality or state of being sonorous; sonorousness.
Sonorous : Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals. ;; Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice. ;; Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous. ;; Impressive in sound; high-sounding. ;; Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.
