/ English Dictionary |
ACOUSTIC REACTANCE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
Synonyms:
acoustic impedance; acoustic reactance; acoustic resistance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("acoustic reactance" is a kind of...):
resistance (any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion)