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Record 1 2016-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Noise Pollution
  • Air Transport
DEF

The single number rating of aircraft noise in decibels, used to describe the acceptability of noisiness of aircraft sound.

CONT

... corresponding to the scale of loudness levels in phons, there has been established a scale of perceived noise levels in PNdB [perceived noise decibel.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Pollution par le bruit
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Le niveau de bruit perçu en PNdB [décibel de bruit perçu] d'un bruit est (...) le niveau de pression acoustique (...) d'une bande d'octave centrée sur 1000 Hz d'un bruit à incidence normale jugé subjectivement avoir la même bruyance perçue que le signal en essai.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acústica (Física)
  • Contaminación acústica
  • Transporte aéreo
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