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INTERMITTENT NOISE [2 records]

Record 1 1995-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noise Pollution
  • Acoustics (Physics)
CONT

Intermittent noise. ... (a) there is alternation between noise and effective quiet throughout the duration of daily exposure and (b) there are individual noise bursts which do not exceed 2 min in duration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par le bruit
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Bruit dont le niveau émerge de temps en temps de façon nettement perceptible du niveau de fond au cours de la période d'observation.

OBS

on peut distinguer : (...) les bruits intermittents : le niveau sonore varie d'une façon continue ou non entre deux niveaux distincts plusieurs fois pendant la période d'observation: un des niveaux étant généralement le bruit ambiant.

Spanish

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