ACOUSTIC REACTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acoustic reactance mean? 

• ACOUSTIC REACTANCE (noun)
  The noun ACOUSTIC REACTANCE has 1 sense:

1. opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component

  Familiarity information: ACOUSTIC REACTANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACOUSTIC REACTANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

acoustic impedance; acoustic reactance; acoustic resistance

Hypernyms ("acoustic reactance" is a kind of...):

resistance (any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion)