sonorous figures

sonorous figures
noun plural
: figures (as the geometrical figures of sand on a plate of glass or metal when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge) formed by the vibrations of a substance emitting a musical tone — called also Chladni figures

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sonorous figures plural noun (acoustics)
The visual patterns produced by a fine powder on a vibrating plate (also called Chladni figures)
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Main Entry: ↑sonorous

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sonorous figures,
figures which are formed by vibration of a sounding body, as in a layer of fine sand strewn on a disk of glass or metal, which is caused to vibrate by the bow of a violin drawn across its edge.

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  • Sonorous — So*no rous, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, oris, a sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.] 1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals. [1913 Webster] 2. Loud sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • acoustic figures — Sonorous So*no rous, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, oris, a sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.] 1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals. [1913 Webster] 2. Loud sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chladni figures — ˈklädnē , ad noun plural Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: translation of German Chladnische figuren, after Ernst F. Chladni died 1827 German physicist : sonorous figures …   Useful english dictionary

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