INSTANTANEOUS SOUND PRESSURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does instantaneous sound pressure mean? 

• INSTANTANEOUS SOUND PRESSURE (noun)
  The noun INSTANTANEOUS SOUND PRESSURE has 1 sense:

1. the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point

  Familiarity information: INSTANTANEOUS SOUND PRESSURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSTANTANEOUS SOUND PRESSURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

instantaneous sound pressure; sound pressure

Hypernyms ("instantaneous sound pressure" is a kind of...):

force per unit area; pressure; pressure level (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit))