acoustic inertance
noun
variants
or acoustic mass
: the impeding effect of inertia upon the transmission of sound in a conduit, equal in a tubular conduit (as an organ pipe) to the mass of the vibrating medium divided by the square of the cross section : the acoustic analogue of alternating-current-circuit inductance
called also inertance
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“Acoustic inertance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acoustic%20inertance. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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