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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A time window that has a zero value outside the specified time record and unity within the record length. In the FFT analyzer, the rectangular window is actually no window at all. It is also called ...

pure tone

Science; Acoustics

A tone with a single frequency - no harmonics a sine wave. A sine wave is characterized by its frequency - the number of cycles per second, or its wavelength - the distance the waveform travels ...

moment

Science; Acoustics

A turning effect produced by a force acting at a distance on an object.

deterministic

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A type of signal whose spectrum consists of a collection of discrete components, as opposed to a random signal, whose spectrum is spread out or smeared in frequency. Some deterministic signals are ...