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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

We have learned that sound travels through air by compressions and expansions. It also travels through other springy media including solid such as wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Milieu qui a la propriété de reprendre sa forme ou son volume après les avoir perdus par compression ou extension.

Spanish

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