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- songololo/ˌsɒŋɡəˈlɒləʊ/A long, multi-legged arthropod; a millipede.nounVery Low
- songsmith/ˈsɒŋ.smɪθ/A person who composes songs, especially as a skilled craft.nounLow
- songster/ˈsɒŋstə/A person who sings, especially professionally or habitually; a singer.nounLow
- songstress/ˈsɒŋ.strəs/A female singer, especially one who performs popular songs or ballads.nounLow
- songwriter/ˈsɒŋˌraɪ.tər/A person who writes the words and/or music for songs, especially professionally.nounC1
- sonia/ˈsəʊ.njə/A female given name, of Greek origin, meaning "wisdom".nounLow
- sonic barrier/ˌsɒn.ɪk ˈbær.i.ər/The point at which an object moves at the speed of sound, causing a sudden increase in aerodynamic drag and often a sonic boom.nounLow
- sonic boom/ˌsɒn.ɪk ˈbuːm/A loud explosive noise caused by the shock wave from an aircraft or other object travelling faster than the speed of sound.nounB2
- sonic depth finder/ˌsɒnɪk ˈdepθ ˌfaɪndə/A device that uses sound waves to measure the depth of water or distance to the seabed.nounC1/C2 (specialized technical term)
- sonics/ˈsɒnɪks/The science or study of sound, especially its practical applications and phenomena.nounRare / Technical
- sonnet/ˈsɒnɪt/A poem of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme, such as Shakespearean or Petrarchan.nounverbverb-intransitive+1Medium
- sonnet sequence/ˈsɒn.ɪt ˈsiː.kwəns/A series of sonnets connected by theme, narrative, or dedication, often exploring a unified subject across multiple poems.nounLow
- sonneteer/ˌsɒnɪˈtɪə/A writer of sonnets.nounverb-intransitiveC1
- sonnetize/ˈsɒn.ɪ.taɪz/To compose sonnets; to write in the form of a sonnet.verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Low (Literary/Archaic)
- sonnets from the portuguese/ˌsɒnɪts frəm ðə ˈpɔː.tʃə.ɡiːz/A celebrated sequence of 44 love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, first published in 1850, addressed to her husband Robert Browning.nounLow (primarily encountered in literary, academic, or historical contexts)
- sonny/ˈsʌni/An informal and often affectionate or patronizing term of address for a boy or younger man.nounMedium-Low
- sonobuoy/ˈsɒn.əˌbɔɪ/A floating acoustic device that is deployed in water to detect underwater sounds and transmit data, primarily used for submarine detection.nounLow
- sonogram/ˈsɒn.ə.ɡræm/A visual representation of sound, typically showing frequency, amplitude, and time, used especially in medicine to visualize internal structures.nounC1
- sonograph/ˈsɒn.ə.ɡrɑːf/A device or instrument that records or displays sound vibrations, particularly ultrasound waves, as visual images or traces.nounC1/C2 (Specialized Technical Term)
- sonoluminescence/ˌsəʊ.nəʊˌluː.mɪˈnes.əns/The emission of brief flashes of light from bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound waves.nounC2
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