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anechoic [2 records]

Record 1 2014-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ultrasonography
DEF

... being echo-free or appearing without echoes on a sonographic image.

CONT

... a cyst filled with clear fluid appears anechoic.

Key term(s)
  • echofree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ultrasonographie
DEF

En échographie, se dit d’une structure homogène, ne renvoyant pas d’écho et donnant une image noire.

CONT

La vésicule biliaire et la vessie ont un contenu anéchogène à l’état normal.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

Without echo.

CONT

An anechoic room, or chamber, as it is usually called, is designed to have as short a reverberation time as possible. This means the sound in the room will disappear as soon as the source of sound is stopped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Se dit d'un local dont les parois sont construites de manière à absorber totalement les ondes sonores qui les frappent. Les salles anéchoïques servent à l'étude des phénomènes acoustiques.

Spanish

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