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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. audible sound A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sound which is audible to most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> under normal conditions. AudibleSound http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise noise audible sounds noises Thunder The collection of all thunder. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkG_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AudibleSound</a>. thunder A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv4NEApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InformationBearingWavePropagation</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWINv5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalSound</a> is a sound of a type which originally was, and typically is, made by an animal using just its body parts (though such a sound may subsequently have been reproduced by imitation or recording). Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWINv5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalSound</a>s include instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvwbzppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Birdsong</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvXUmc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NeighingSound</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwB6s7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PurringSound</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV7CdJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BarkingSound</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtaqapwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BrayingSound</a>. Note that the restriction to sounds produced by body parts alone excludes noises produced by moving external objects; consequently, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWINv5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalSound</a> does _not_ include rustling the leaves underfoot, splashing water, or playing a musical instrument. Note that this collection is not a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVioQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Action</a>, or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj245wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyMovementEvent</a>, since it refers to animal sounds themselves, not to the activity of making animal sounds (though events of both types usually accompany one another. See <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVieN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EmittingSound</a> for the latter.) AnimalSound animal noise synthetic sound Synthesized sound output. SyntheticSound sound information bearing thing SoundInformationBearingThing A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkG_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AudibleSound</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv4NEApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InformationBearingWavePropagation</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SoundInformationBearingThing</a> is an sound which is audible by, and thereby capable of providing information to, an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a>. (This information need not necessarily be in propositional form.) This collection does not include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv4NEApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InformationBearingWavePropagation</a>s that require the use of some sort of electronic device to be rendered in the form of audible sound; thus <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCWK5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RadioWave</a> is not a specialization. Genuine specializations include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOJpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Music</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkMJJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalUtterance_IBT</a>. Note that, despite the use of the word `Thing' in the name of this constant, it refers to the sound alone, not to the thing that makes the sound (e.g. if one's CD player is pumping out music, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SoundInformationBearingThing</a> is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOJpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Music</a>, not the player). Thus, no one thing can be an instance of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SoundInformationBearingThing</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjPtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VisualInformationBearingThing</a> (e.g.). audible sound A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sound which is audible to most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> under normal conditions. AudibleSound sound Sound A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCA9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WavePropagation</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a> is an instance of wave propagation in which longitudinal pressure waves travel through matter. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkG_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AudibleSound</a>, <font color="#ff0000">#$UltraSound</font>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjOJpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Music</a>. audible sound A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sound which is audible to most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> under normal conditions. AudibleSound audible sound A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sound which is audible to most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> under normal conditions. AudibleSound audible sound A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sound which is audible to most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> under normal conditions. AudibleSound types of wave phenomena wave topic TypesOfWavePhenomena-Wave-Topic Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString audible sound A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a>. Each instance of this collection is a sound which is audible to most instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> under normal conditions. AudibleSound type of sound wave propogation A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwVbGCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SoundWavePropagationType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpmpZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sound</a> (q.v.). Notable instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwVbGCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SoundWavePropagationType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkG_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AudibleSound</a> and <font color="#ff0000">#$UltraSound</font>. SoundWavePropagationType The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_4bScKNtQdiVw7XtX-HN0Q" class="cyc_term">ClarifyingCollectionType</a> that are used by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYbXiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">QueryAugmentationApplication</a> to resolve natural language ambiguities. QAClarifyingCollectionType QA clarifying collection type