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BRUIT MASQUANT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- masking audiogram
1, record 1, English, masking%20audiogram
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- noise audiogram 1, record 1, English, noise%20audiogram
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diagramme d'un effet de masque
1, record 1, French, diagramme%20d%27un%20effet%20de%20masque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- audiogramme d'effet de masque 2, record 1, French, audiogramme%20d%27effet%20de%20masque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Graphique sur lequel sont inscrites, en fonction de la fréquence, les élévations du seuil d’audition en présence d’un son ou d’un bruit masquant déterminé. 1, record 1, French, - diagramme%20d%27un%20effet%20de%20masque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- masking
1, record 2, English, masking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the process by which the threshold of audibility for one sound is raised by the presence of another (masking) sound. 1, record 2, English, - masking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- masque
1, record 2, French, masque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- masquage 1, record 2, French, masquage
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) procédé par lequel on élève le seuil d’audition d’un bruit en le mettant en présence d’un autre bruit dit "masquant". On produit ainsi un effet de masque. 1, record 2, French, - masque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Hearing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- masking
1, record 3, English, masking
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In audiology, ... the process by which a sound of a particular frequency is rendered inaudible by a louder sound the frequency spectrum of which includes the frequency of the occluded or masked sound. 2, record 3, English, - masking
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Ouïe
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- assourdissement
1, record 3, French, assourdissement
masculine noun, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bruit masquant 1, record 3, French, bruit%20masquant
masculine noun, specific
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe différentes techniques d’assourdissement, comme :bruit masquant, jet de gaz.(Encycl. méd.-chir. ORL, 035, A10, 5) 1, record 3, French, - assourdissement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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