ABSTRACT
Sound reproduction. When we use these words, we assume that everyone knows what they mean. And it is very likely a safe assumption, but to be sure, let us begin with the perspective provided by the traditional source of meanings: dictionaries. The following defi nitions are based on those found in MerriamWebster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed.; The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed.; and The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
