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AIRBORNE SOUND [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Noise Pollution
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

Sound that reaches the point of interest by propagation through air. (ASTM E-90).

CONT

This chapter considers the insulation provided by various partition elements (walls, floors, windows, and doors) against airborne sound, i.e., sound that originates as a wave in the air around the source.

PHR

Insulation against airborne sound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Pollution par le bruit
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Son transmis par la propagation dans l'air.

OBS

Exemples : le son de la voix, d'un téléviseur ou d'un saxophone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
  • Contaminación acústica
  • Acústica (Física)
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