Acoustics

Acoustics

Of or pertaining to the study of mechanical waves in all stages of matter including sounds, vibration, ultrasounds, and infrasound.

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tachometer

Science; Acoustics

A measuring instrument for indicating speed or rotation.

buffer

Science; Acoustics

A memory location in a computer or digital instrument that is set aside for temporary storage of digital information while it is waiting to be processed.

impedance tube

Science; Acoustics

A method for measuring absorption coefficients by means of standing waves in a tube.

standing wave tube

Science; Acoustics

A method for measuring absorption coefficients by means of standing waves in a tube.

A method for rating the acceptability of indoor environments for the purposes of hearing preservation, speech communication and annoyance, based on curves developed by Kosten and van Os (1962). Sound ...

impact testing

Science; Acoustics

A method of measuring the frequency response function of a structure by hitting it with a calibrated impact hammer and measuring the system's response. The instrumented impact hammer has a transducer ...

cumulative distribution

Science; Acoustics

A method of representing time-varying noise by indicating the percentage of time that the noise level is present above (or below) a series of amplitude levels.