clang
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/klæŋ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
- Quality of tone.
- The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
- A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
verb
- To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
- To give out a clang; to resound.
noun
- Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones).
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Synonyms
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