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LOUDNESS LEVEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loudness level
1, record 1, English, loudness%20level
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- equal-loudness level 2, record 1, English, equal%2Dloudness%20level
correct
- isoloudness level 3, record 1, English, isoloudness%20level
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The loudness level, in phons, of a sound is numerically equal to the sound pressure level, in decibels, of a 1000-Hz reference tone which is judged by listeners to be equally loud, that is, to have the same sone value. 4, record 1, English, - loudness%20level
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Equal-loudness level contours have been used in acoustical instrumentation to produce useful single-number measures of the loudness or disturbing effect of noise. 2, record 1, English, - loudness%20level
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau d'isosonie
1, record 1, French, niveau%20d%27isosonie
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
Pour un son donné, niveau d'intensité acoustique d'un son pur étalon jugé de sonie équivalente. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation]. 2, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27isosonie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un bruit nous paraît plus ou moins fort. Ce caractère de la sensation auditive est dénommé «sonie». On définit la sonie d'un bruit par comparaison avec celle d'un son de référence; son niveau est appelé «niveau d'isosonie»; il est évalué en «phones». 3, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27isosonie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à un niveau d'isosonie de 40 phones correspond une sonie de 1 sone [...] 4, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27isosonie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
niveau d'isosonie : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - niveau%20d%27isosonie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electroacústica
- Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
- Acústica (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nivel de sonoridad
1, record 1, Spanish, nivel%20de%20sonoridad
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nivel de presión sonora media de una onda de frecuencia 1.000 Hz, que se aprecia como de igual sonoridad que la de la señal cuyo nivel se quiere medir. 1, record 1, Spanish, - nivel%20de%20sonoridad
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