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SUBJECTIVE TONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subjective sound
1, record 1, English, subjective%20sound
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- subjective tone 2, record 1, English, subjective%20tone
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sound is ambivalent. It can be pleasant ("It's music to my ears!") or experienced as annoying ("I'm sick to death of that noise!"). In the first instance, assessment of a sound is subjective. The listener decides for himself how he feels about a sound ... Subjective sound experience remains the final and crucial benchmark by which sound quality is judged. 3, record 1, English, - subjective%20sound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subjective: Related to conditions of the brain and sense organs rather than to direct physical actions. 4, record 1, English, - subjective%20sound
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- son subjectif
1, record 1, French, son%20subjectif
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Son additionnel, engendré au niveau des éléments sensoriels de la cochlée ou de la chaîne nerveuse, et lié au stimulus extérieur. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 1, French, - son%20subjectif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
son subjectif : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - son%20subjectif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-08-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telephony and Microwave Technology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ready tone
1, record 2, English, ready%20tone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- subjective tone 2, record 2, English, subjective%20tone
- talk-down tone 2, record 2, English, talk%2Ddown%20tone
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The telephone tone which indicates to the user that it has access to a recorder and it is ready to accept his dictation. 3, record 2, English, - ready%20tone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tonalité de réception 1, record 2, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20de%20r%C3%A9ception
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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