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clang

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/klæŋ/ English

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noun

  1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
  2. Quality of tone.
  3. The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
  4. A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.

verb

  1. To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
  2. To give out a clang; to resound.

noun

  1. Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones).

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