excess sound pressure
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excess sound pressure — Physics. See sound pressure (def. 1) … Useful english dictionary
sound pressure — Physics. 1. Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point. 2. See effective… … Universalium
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