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| Material though which sound travel |
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| Area of higher than normal air pressure |
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| Area of lower than normal air pressure |
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| Passage way of connecting throat and sinuses with the inner ear |
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| fluid-filled, snail shapped organ, prepares vibration for the brain |
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| Variation in air pressure(electrical term) |
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| Number of wave cycles passing a single point in a specific amount of time |
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| Universal Standard unit frequency measurement |
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| Devices that can recognize frequencies of high and low end sound. |
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| stregnth of a wave, or amount of energy it carries |
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| SPL(Sound Pressure Level) |
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Decibel(dB)
dBV(ratio of voltage levels)
dBSPl(ratio to sound pressure level) |
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| universal unit of amplitude on a logarithmic scale. |
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| denotes the physical length of a wave divided by speed of a wave by its frequency |
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| Duration(time required)to complete one cycle of the wave. |
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| describes the actual shape of the wave when its represented graphically in 2-D |
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| Measure of the timing differentials among two reproductions of the same wave form |
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| Number of times you have to multiply the forgoing(base) number |
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| Variant mixtures of many related frequencies that are created simutaneously with a base tone |
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| Two or more waves occupying the same space and time |
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| Two identical waves both 180 degrees out of phase |
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| All waved combined together |
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| Bouncing of waves that result off the surface of boundaries |
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| A room with great sound reflectivity |
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| A room with low reflectivity |
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| Multiple reflections from interactions with multiple boundaries |
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| Lack of vibration at certain points |
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| Two waves out of phase 180 degrees(cancelled) |
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| Two waves in phase so creates and reinforces sound |
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| Wavelength reinforced by its own reflection |
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| Gradually manifesting as the declining ability to hear high frequency sounds with age |
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| A disease,infection,physical ailment |
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| Temporary threshold shift - TTS |
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| Permanent threshold shift-PTS |
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| reduces the range of frequencies the ear is equipped to recieve |
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| Life time ringing!!!!!!!!!! |
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