sound absorption

10.01  sound absorption. At a specified frequency or specified frequency band, property of a material or an object whereby sound energy is converted into heat by propagation in a medium or when sound strikes the boundary between two media.

Annotation              See also 2.73.

Related Articles:
Alternative Meanings:
  • sound absorption
    2.73  sound absorption. Change in sound energy into some other form, usually heat, in passing through a medium or on striking a surface. Annotation              See also 10.01.
« Back to Standards Terminolgy Index
Related Terms: