sound wave

a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.

Origin of sound wave

First recorded in 1865–70

A sound-wave consists essentially of two parts — a condensation and a rarefaction.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall
His word of command is but a sound-wave in air, except as it is followed by labor.

Jesus the Christ |James Edward Talmage
The sound-wave travels on the atmosphere, and preserves its integrity.

Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century |Various
The sound-wave immediately produced a movement of the diaphragm, causing the stylus to make a mark on the record diagram.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900 |Various

The result was that I saw a wave of compression, of the same sort as a sound-wave in air, move through the throng.

A Librarian's Open Shelf |Arthur E. Bostwick

sound wave

a wave that propagates sound