sound pressure level
31intensity level — noun the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation) he adjusted the intensity of the sound they measured the station s signal strength • Syn: ↑intensity, ↑strength • Hypernyms: ↑magnitude …
32Sound Blaster — The Sound Blaster logo The Sound Blaster family of sound cards was the de facto standard for consumer audio on the IBM PC compatible system platform, until the widespread transition to Microsoft Windows 95, which standardized the programming… …
33Pressure sensor — Digital air pressure sensor Compact digital barometric pressure sensor A pressure sensor measure …
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35sound barrier — 1. Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding …
36Sound baffle — A sound baffle is a construction or device which reduces the strength (level) of airborne sound. Sound baffles are a fundamental tool of noise mitigation, the practice of minimizing noise pollution or reverberation. An important type of sound… …
37Orders of magnitude (pressure) — This is a tabulated listing of the orders of magnitude in relation to pressure expressed in pascals. Magnitude Pressure lbf/in2 or dB Item 10−13 Pa 0.1 pPa Interstellar space pressure (approximate) 10 …
38Neuronal encoding of sound — The neuronal encoding of sound is the representation of auditory sensation and perception in the nervous system. This article explores the basic physiological principles of sound perception, and traces hearing mechanisms from sound as pressure… …
39radiation pressure — noun the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave • Syn: ↑corpuscular radiation pressure • Hypernyms: ↑pressure, ↑pressure level, ↑force per unit area • Hyponyms: ↑ac …
40Effective Output Level — F/A/V The microphone sensitivity rating defined as the ratio in dB of the power available relative to sound pressure. (Acoustics) …
