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sound|bite /saʊ ndba I t/ (soundbites ) also sound bite , sound-bite N‑COUNT A soundbite is a short sentence or phrase, usually from a politician's speech, which is broadcast during a news programme.

sound|card /saʊ ndkɑː ^r d/ (soundcards ) N‑COUNT A soundcard is a piece of equipment which can be put into a computer so that the computer can produce music or other sounds. [COMPUTING ]

sou nd ef|fect (sound effects ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Sound effects are the sounds that are created artificially to make a play more realistic, especially a radio play.

sou nd en|gi|neer (sound engineers ) N‑COUNT A sound engineer is a person who works in a recording studio or for a radio or television company, and whose job it is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, use sound mixer

sound|ing /saʊ nd I ŋ/ (soundings )

1 N‑SING The sounding of a bell or a horn is the act of causing it to make a sound. □  There were 15 minutes between the first air raid alert and the sounding of the all-clear signal.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] If you take soundings , you try to find out people's opinions on a subject. □ [+ of ] She will take soundings of the people's wishes before deciding on a course of action.

-sounding /-saʊnd I ŋ/

1 COMB -sounding combines with adjectives to indicate a quality that a word, phrase, or name seems to have. □  Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases. □  …faraway places with strange-sounding names.

2 → see also high-sounding

sou nd|ing board (sounding boards ) N‑COUNT If you use someone as a sounding board , you discuss your ideas with them in order to get another opinion. □  He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.

sound|less /saʊ ndləs/ ADJ Something that is soundless does not make a sound. [LITERARY ] □  My bare feet were soundless over the carpet. ●  sound|less|ly ADV □  Joe's lips moved soundlessly.

sound|ly /saʊ ndli/

1 ADV [ADV -ed] If someone is soundly defeated or beaten, they are severely defeated or beaten. □  Duke was soundly defeated in this month's Louisiana governor's race.

2 ADV [ADV -ed] If a decision, opinion, or statement is soundly based, there are sensible or reliable reasons behind it. [APPROVAL ] □  Changes must be soundly based in economic reality.

3 ADV [ADV after v, ADV adj] If you sleep soundly , you sleep deeply and do not wake during your sleep. □  How can he sleep soundly at night? □  She was too soundly asleep to hear Stefano's return.

sou nd mix|er (sound mixers ) N‑COUNT A sound mixer is a person who works in a recording studio or for a radio or television company, and whose job it is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.

sound|proof /saʊ ndpruːf/ (soundproofs , soundproofing , soundproofed ) also sound-proof

1 ADJ A soundproof room, door, or window is designed to prevent all sound from getting in or out. □  The studio isn't soundproof.

2 VERB If you soundproof a room, you line it with special materials to stop all sound from getting in or out. □ [V n] We've soundproofed our home studio.

sou nd stage (sound stages ) also sound-stage , soundstage N‑COUNT A sound stage is a stage or set which is suitable for recording sound, especially for a film.

sou nd sys|tem (sound systems ) N‑COUNT A sound system is a set of equipment for playing recorded music, or for making a band's music able to be heard by everyone at a concert.

sound|track /saʊ ndtræk/ (soundtracks ) also sound track N‑COUNT The soundtrack of a film is its sound, speech, and music. It is used especially to refer to the music.

sou nd wave (sound waves ) also soundwave N‑COUNT Sound waves are the waves of energy that we hear as sound.