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Source-ambiguous sounds
Portmanteau class for sounds that do not immediately suggest specific source objects, but which are more likely to be perceived and described according to their acoustic properties.
Generic impact sounds
Sounds of impacts or collisions preferentially described by their acoustic properties, rather than by immediately referring to their assumed source object(s).Surface contact
Sounds produced by a more extended interaction between two objects or surfaces instead of a collision or bounce.Deformable shell
Sounds that are associated with shells, rigid sheets, or other predominantly two-dimensional surfaces.Onomatopoeia
A class of sounds named to phonetically imitate, resemble, or suggest the sound it describes.Silence
The absence of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity.
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A class for sound categories not represented by other classes that are peceived by their sound instead of their source.