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INSTANTANEOUS SOUND PRESSURE
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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 ("instantaneous 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))