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DAMPING FACTOR [5 records]

Record 1 2002-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

The ratio of load or speaker impedance to the amplifier's output impedance.

CONT

... the smaller the output impedance the greater the damping factor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Révélateur de la capacité de l'amplificateur à bien maîtriser l'enceinte acoustique.

CONT

Facteur d'amortissement [...]. Il s'agit du rapport entre l'impédance [...] du haut-parleur et l'impédance de l'amplificateur.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Lasers and Masers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Masers et lasers
DEF

Grandeur qui caractérise la diminution en fonction du temps de l'amplitude d'une onde stationnaire dans la cavité laser.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
OBS

nichset

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
OBS

hydraulique, pneumatique 127cp/1.75

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
OBS

ballistic factor (English) damping factor (American)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
OBS

rapport à la première élongation de la déviation permanente

Spanish

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