There is a lot of information around to help someone get started in learning about sound in general. Although many look down their nose at Wikipedia, it does have a good basic description of a lot of the terms. Gently plug the logo on the right to go there.

Likewise, there are some good sound-related glossaries to be found on line.  Links to a couple of them that look pretty good are included just below.  Click on the logo to go there.