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X DB DROP [1 record]

Record 1 1998-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
OBS

reverberation time T at a specific frequency is the time in seconds for the sound pressure to [make] a 60 db drop after the source is turned off.

OBS

for "x dB drop" : The internationally approved symbol for decibel is "dB" (with a capital B).

Key term(s)
  • db drop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
OBS

durée de réverbération: [...] intervalle de temps correspondant à une décroissance de 60 dB du niveau d'intensité acoustique [...]. [Justification reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.]

Spanish

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