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  • 11instantaneous sound pressure — noun the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point • Syn: ↑sound pressure • Hypernyms: ↑pressure, ↑pressure level, ↑force per unit area * * * Physics. See sound pressure ( …

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  • 12Sound transmission class — (or STC) is an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound. In the USA, it is widely used to rate interior partitions, ceilings/floors, doors, windows and exterior wall configurations (see ASTM International… …

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  • 13Sound level meter — Type 1 Sound Level Meter (Shown: Svantek 979) Sound level meters measure sound pressure level and are commonly used in noise pollution studies for the quantification of almost any noise, but especially for industrial, environmental and aircraft… …

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  • 14Sound — This article is about audible acoustic waves. For other uses, see Sound (disambiguation). In a drum sound is produ …

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  • 15Sound localization — refers to a listener s ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound in direction and distance. It may also refer to the methods in acoustical engineering to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a virtual 3D space (see… …

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  • 16Level sensor — Level sensors are used to detect liquid level. The liquid to be measured can be inside a container or can be in its natural form (e.g. a river or a lake). The level measurement can be either continuous or point values. Continuous level sensors… …

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  • 17sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …

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  • 18Sound — /sownd/, n. The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 mi. (140 km) long; 3 30 mi. (5 48 km) wide. Swedish and Danish, Oresund. * * * I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave… …

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  • 19sound reception — Introduction       response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly …

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  • 20Sound energy density — The sound energy density or sound density (symbol E or w ) is an adequate measure to describe the sound field at a given point as a sound energy value. The letter lower case w sign w is easily mixed with the sign omega (omega), therefore we… …

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