metallic sound
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmetallicandsound
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metallic
adjective
uk/məˈtæl.ɪk/us/məˈtæl.ɪk/
A metallic sound, appearance, or taste is ...
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sound
noun
uk/saʊnd/us/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofmetallicandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmetallic sound
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This process reduced considerably the level of noise in the stimuli, but it sometimes introduced ametallicsoundand some artifacts into the speech.
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The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharpmetallicsound, reminiscent of a mandolin but pitched lower.
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Their cry is a moremetallicsoundwith a faster tempo.
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The only drawback for traditionalists was that the strings had a harshmetallicsoundwhich was considered inelegant.
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He then put his hands in his pockets, and ametallicsound, such as keys or change rattling was heard.
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They often played faster than most rock groups of the time and brought a moremetallicsoundto the guitars.
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Mixed with a tinny,metallicsound, it included three mild laughs and two uncontrollable belly-laughs (one contains a woman laughing prominently at the very end).
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At 10:18 p.m., witnesses reported hearing a noise described as ametallicsoundand rending timbers, such as made by a falling boom.
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It usually has ametallicsoundand a sound like that of the bass produced by a tuba except faster.
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This release had a more doommetallicsoundnot to be heard on any other album.
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Similarly, the electronic environment, with birds, bells and metallic sounds does not favour any of these alternative readings.
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Kael also thought themetallicsoundwas grating and that the main character, a stewardess, was constantly being patronized by the males on land.
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They often make ametallicsoundwhen they walk and tend to make a sound like an electric motor when they make small movements or turn their head.
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Due to the nature of the metallic sounds, the spectral components are generally unrelated to the harmonic series.
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Some of this word-play seems to have infused the music too, by virtue of the bell-sounds and similar metallic sounds that occur at key moments.
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If these introduced harmonics exceed the nyquist limit, then they will be heard as harsh inharmonic content with a distinctlymetallicsoundin the output signal.
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This results in many irregularities, fractures and bends in the course of the vibration, which result in a large number of non-harmonic overtones characteristic of metallic sounds.
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Westerkamp did not alter the sounds of the vendors' voices, but worked with many of the metallic sounds that she heard around the voices as she recorded them.
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The latter technique, called "katinengka", is used by downriver musicians to produce metallic sounds during kulintang performances.
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The metallic sounds become increasingly rare and gradually cease.
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