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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farad

Science; Acoustics

The derived SI unit of electric capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which a potential of 1 volt is created by a charge of 1 coulomb named after Michael Faraday

volt (V)

Science; Acoustics

The derived SI unit of electric potential; the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is 1 watt

spectrum

Science; Acoustics

The description of a sound wave's resolution into its components of frequency and amplitude.

transmission loss (TL)

Science; Acoustics

The difference between the noise levels across a partition between two or more rooms. taking into account the area of the common partition and the sound absorbing characteristic of the receiving ...

signal-to-noise ratio (S/N)

Science; Acoustics

The difference between the nominal or maximum operating level and the noise floor in dB

signal-to-noise ratio

Science; Acoustics

The difference between the nominal or maximum operating level and the noise floor in dB

diffraction

Science; Acoustics

The distortion of a wave front caused when a sound wave encounters an obstacle in the sound field. Depending on the size of the object and the wavelength of the sound, the sound wave bends or ...