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ECRAN ACOUSTIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
DEF

Écran, placé à l'arrière des dispositifs sonar, qui favorise l'écoute vers l'avant en absorbant les bruits parasites provenant de l'arrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
  • Dispositivo sonar y detección submarina (Militar)
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Record 2 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
OBS

Although this term sometimes is used to designate the entire cabinet or enclosure that houses a loudspeaker, it is - strictly speaking - the panel on which the speaker is mounted, usually the front panel of such an enclosure. (GRAEL 1977, p. 61).

OBS

acoustic baffle: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

baffle: Term standardized by the USA Standards Institute.

Key term(s)
  • acoustic baffle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Dispositif destiné à augmenter le trajet acoustique effectif entre la face avant et la face arrière du haut-parleur.

OBS

écran acoustique : Terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
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