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ABSORBING POWER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- absorbing power
1, record 1, English, absorbing%20power
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- absorptive power 2, record 1, English, absorptive%20power
correct
- absorptivity 2, record 1, English, absorptivity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the fractional amount of sound energy absorbed by a surface ... 3, record 1, English, - absorbing%20power
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acoustic plaster and similar materials are of a porous nature specially manufactured to have a large absorbing power, and used for the acoustic correction of an existing hall or in the design of a new one. 4, record 1, English, - absorbing%20power
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir d'absorption
1, record 1, French, pouvoir%20d%27absorption
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pouvoir d'absorption acoustique 2, record 1, French, pouvoir%20d%27absorption%20acoustique
correct, masculine noun
- pouvoir absorbant 3, record 1, French, pouvoir%20absorbant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pouvoir d'absorption des matériaux. - Il est défini, à une fréquence donnée, par le produit de la surface du matériau considéré par son coefficient d'absorption à cette fréquence : il s'exprime donc en unités de surface et dans la littérature française il est généralement exprimé en mètres carrés; par contre, dans la littérature anglo-saxonne, il est toujours exprimé en «sabines» [...] 1, record 1, French, - pouvoir%20d%27absorption
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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