sonic.

1. Relating to sound or sound waves.

2. Moving at or associated with the local speed of sound.

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Words that belong together

• sonic texture
• sonic landscape

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The sonic texture changed when the lower notes entered.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.