Chapter 3 Sound Measurements Crossword

a signal that fails to repeat itself at regular intervals (ex: noise)
a measure of sound pressure and intensity of one sound against another expressed in sound pressure level
dB level used in audiometers; referenced to audiometric zero
rapid and random movement of air particles
Periodic variations of the amplitude of a tone when a second tone of a slightly different frequency is produced simultaneously
also known as condensation
Unit of work
the springiness of a medium where distance increases when the molecule distance decreases
The exponent that tells the power to which a number is raised; the number of times that a number (the base) is multiplied by itself.
determines the loudness level
The subjective impression of the highness or lowness of a sound; the psychological correlate of frequency.
This is the reference used for most sound-level meters. devices designed to measure the sound-pressure levels in various acoustical environments.
Any whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a complex wave
The unit of loudness leve
Energy resulting from a fixed and relative position, as in a coiled spring.
The natural rate of vibration of a mass
both auditory experience and disturbance of molecules within and through elastic mediums
Device designed for measurement of the intensity of sound waves in air
perpendicular to the direction of wave motion
he length of a wave is measured from any point on a sinusoid