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Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noise Pollution
CONT

Impact noise is created by the impact of one surface on another and is of a short duration.

OBS

Impact noise is different from impulsive noise because impulsive noise is typically an air noise that has a short duration, such as the shooting of a firearm or the explosion of a firework.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par le bruit
CONT

Les bruits d'impact («impact noise»), vibrations matérielles ou solidiennes, sont ceux créés à l'origine par le contact entre deux corps solides […]

Key term(s)
  • bruit de chocs

Spanish

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