revolve; rotate; go around. Context examples: The Earth revolves around the Sun / The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire. Hypernyms (to revolve is one way to...): turn (move around an axis or a center) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to revolve): drive in; screw (cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion) screw (turn like a screw)
In air at normal atmosphere at 0 oC the speed of sound is 331.2 m/s. The wavelength of a 500 Hz tone can be calculated as. Î» = (331.2 m/s) / (500 Hz). = 0.662 m.
You can also place sound absorbing materials, like the insulation in your home, between the walls to cut down on the transmition of sound waves. Compared to light, sound waves travel relatively slowly. Because of this slowness in the movement of sound waves, your brain is able to help you locate the source of a sound. There is a measurable difference in the time it takes the sound to reach both of your ears. From this you can tell where the source is located. You can use sound to measure distances.