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TANGENTIAL MODE [2 records]

Record 1 2007-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
CONT

Room Resonances acoustical resonances in rooms that occur between opposite parallel surfaces (axial modes), among four surfaces, avoiding a pair of opposing parallel surfaces, e.g. the four walls, or two walls and the floor and ceiling (tangential modes), and among all surfaces (oblique modes).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
CONT

Résonances d'une salle. Résonances acoustiques survenant dans les salles entre quatre surfaces parallèles opposées (mode axial) évitant une paire de surfaces parallèles opposées, telles que les quatre murs d'une pièce ou deux murs et le sol et le plafond (mode tangentiel) et entre toutes les surfaces (mode oblique).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

A room mode produced by reflections of four of the six surfaces [sides] of the room.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Résonance d'une pièce engendrée par les réflexions provenant de quatre des six dimensions de cette pièce.

Spanish

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