sound spectrum

/saʊnd ˌspɛktrəm/
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Definitions of sound spectrum
  1. noun
    the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source
    synonyms: acoustic spectrum
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    types:
    speech spectrum
    the average sound spectrum for the human voice
    type of:
    spectrum
    an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
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