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    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 10 May 2011 Size: 30 KB Referencing Hub media

    Sound has both volume1 and pitch2. Volume is seen as an increase in amplitude3 of the sound wave. Pitch is seen as a change in the frequency4 of the sound wave.

    1. volume: 1. The quantity of space occupied by a liquid, solid or gas. Common units used to display volume include cubic metres, litres, millilitres, tablespoons and teaspoons. (Volume can refer to a large quanity of something). 2. The degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness.
    2. pitch: 1. (Flight) The movement of the nose (front) of an airplane or spacecraft up or down about a transverse axis. 2. (Sound) A human perception of how high or low the frequency of the sound being heard appears to be.
    3. amplitude: The maximum displacement from the equilibrium on an energy wave (i.e. the size of the wave).
    4. frequency: 1. How often something occurs within a specified time. 2. The number of waves per second that pass a given point or the number of waves produced per second by a source.

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      2. 1. The quantity of space occupied by a liquid, solid or gas. Common units used to display volume include cubic metres, litres, millilitres, tablespoons and teaspoons. (Volume can refer to a large quanity of something).

      2. The degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness.

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      3. 1. How often something occurs within a specified time.

      2. The number of waves per second that pass a given point or the number of waves produced per second by a source.

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      4. 1. (Flight) The movement of the nose (front) of an airplane or spacecraft up or down about a transverse axis.

      2. (Sound) A human perception of how high or low the frequency of the sound being heard appears to be.

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      5. The maximum displacement from the equilibrium on an energy wave (i.e. the size of the wave).

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