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AIR-BORNE SOUND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
- Noise Pollution
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airborne sound
1, record 1, English, airborne%20sound
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air-borne sound 2, record 1, English, air%2Dborne%20sound
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sound that reaches the point of interest by propagation through air. (ASTM E-90). 3, record 1, English, - airborne%20sound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This chapter considers the insulation provided by various partition elements (walls, floors, windows, and doors) against airborne sound, i.e., sound that originates as a wave in the air around the source. 4, record 1, English, - airborne%20sound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Insulation against airborne sound. 5, record 1, English, - airborne%20sound
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
- Pollution par le bruit
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- son aérien
1, record 1, French, son%20a%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Son transmis par la propagation dans l'air. 1, record 1, French, - son%20a%C3%A9rien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemples : le son de la voix, d'un téléviseur ou d'un saxophone. 1, record 1, French, - son%20a%C3%A9rien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
- Contaminación acústica
- Acústica (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ruido aéreo
1, record 1, Spanish, ruido%20a%C3%A9reo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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