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CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM [2 records]

Record 1 2015-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Audio Technology
DEF

[A spectrum] which shows continuous non-discrete changes of intensity with wavelength or particle energy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Spectre acoustique dont les composantes sont distribuées de manière continue. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

spectre continu : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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

Espectro acústico cuyos componentes están distribuidos continuamente en una banda de frecuencia determinada.

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Record 2 1996-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

A spectrum in which the quantity being studied no longer has discrete values, but may take any value over a continuous range. Such a spectrum is characteristic of an unquantized process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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