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DIFRACCION SONIDO [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-21

English

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

Ability of a sound wave to "flow" around an object or through openings with little energy loss.

CONT

Diffraction and scattering. When a sound wave strikes an obstacle of finite size, some of the sound energy is reflected, some is transmitted into the obstacle, and some gets around the obstacle and is said to be diffracted.

French

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

Transformation des surfaces d'onde et modification de la répartition de l'énergie dues à la présence d'un obstacle situé sur le trajet de l'onde acoustique.

CONT

Une des propriétés les plus frappantes du son est sa capacité de contourner les obstacles. C'est une illustration d'une des caractéristiques générales des ondes : la diffraction.

OBS

diffraction acoustique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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

Difracción de ondas sonoras.

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