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radiating sound (RadiatingSound)

The subclass of Radiating in which sound waves are given off or absorbed. Some examples include creaking, roaring, and whistling.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  motion  
is subclass of
  radiating  
is subclass of
  radiating sound  

Subclass(es)

music 

Coordinate term(s)

radiating light 

Related WordNet synsets

sound
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
sound is kind of (all)...   sound is kind of...  
sonic
relating to audible sound; "a sonic wave"
sonic is similar to...  
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Axioms (1)

If emit is an instance of radiating sound and emit is an agent of sound, then there exists sound attribute attr so that attr is an attribute of sound. 
(=>
      (and
            (instance ?EMIT RadiatingSound)
            (agent ?EMIT ?SOUND))
      (exists
            (?ATTR)
            (and
                  (instance ?ATTR SoundAttribute)
                  (attribute ?SOUND ?ATTR))))