ACOUSTIC REACTANCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component

Synonyms:

acoustic impedance; acoustic reactance; acoustic resistance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("acoustic reactance" is a kind of...):

resistance (any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion)

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