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71Mute (music) — For the playing technique for the guitar, see Palm mute. Yamaha U1 piano mute A mute is a device fitted to a musical instrument to alter the sound produced: by affecting the timbre, reducing the volume, or most commonly both. Contents …
72speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …
73Civilization (Enterprise) — ST episode name =Civilization The Enterprise crew disguise themselves to investigate a pre warp world series =Enterprise ep num =8 prod num =109 date =November 14, 2001 writer =Phyllis Strong Michael Sussman director =Mike Vejar producer =Dawn… …
74Stockbridge damper — Stockbridge dampers on an overhead power line A Stockbridge damper is a tuned mass damper used to suppress wind induced vibrations on taut cables, such as overhead power lines.[1] The dumbbell shaped device consists of two masses at the ends of a …
75Playing the violin — This article is about violin techniques used in Western classical music. For more general information, see Violin. This article is part of the Fiddle Violin series. Basic physics of the violin Fiddlers History of the violin …
76Rotordynamics — is a specialized branch of applied mechanics concerned with the behavior and diagnosis of rotating structures. It is commonly used to analyze the behavior of structures ranging from jet engines and steam turbines to auto engines and computer disk …
77vibration — vibrational, adj. vibrationless, adj. /vuy bray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of vibrating. 2. the state of being vibrated. 3. Physics. a. the oscillating, reciprocating, or other periodic motion of a rigid or elastic body or medium forced from a… …
78fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
79electromechanical transducer — ▪ instrument Introduction any type of device that either converts an electrical signal into sound waves (as in a loudspeaker) or converts a sound wave into an electrical signal (as in the microphone). Many of the transducers used in… …
80Electrostatic loudspeaker — An electrostatic loudspeaker is a loudspeaker design in which sound is generated by the force exerted on a membrane suspended in an electrostatic field.Design and functionalityThe speakers use a thin flat diaphragm usually consisting of a plastic …
