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HIGH-FREQUENCY BAND [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
CONT

Noys give more importance to the high-frequency bands of noise and less importance to the low-frequency bands than do sones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
OBS

La marge des fréquences audibles s'étend de 16 à 20 000 Hz environ [...] Au-delà de cette limite, on atteint les ultrasons, aux fréquences trop élevées pour être perçues; au-dessous de cette bande, on se trouve dans le domaine des infrasons, aux fréquences trop basses pour être audibles [...] Les fréquences comprises entre 500 et 3 000 Hz environ sont dites : fréquences moyennes; les fréquences plus élevées et fréquences plus basses sont appelées respectivement : fréquences aiguës et fréquences graves.

Spanish

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