SOUND PRESSURE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point

Synonyms:

instantaneous sound pressure; sound pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("sound pressure" is a kind of...):

force per unit area; pressure; pressure level (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))

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