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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Or threshold of discomfort, threshold of feeling.) The root-mean-square [[sound]] pressure at which an average person will begin to experience physical pain from ambient sound.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It corresponds to a [[sound pressure level]] of 134 dB, that is, 100 N m<sup> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Or threshold of discomfort, threshold of feeling.) The root-mean-square [[sound]] pressure at which an average person will begin to experience physical pain from ambient sound.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It corresponds to a [[sound pressure level]] of 134 dB, that is, 100 N m<sup>-2</sup> or 1 [[millibar]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 20 February 2012
threshold of pain
(Or threshold of discomfort, threshold of feeling.) The root-mean-square sound pressure at which an average person will begin to experience physical pain from ambient sound.
It corresponds to a sound pressure level of 134 dB, that is, 100 N m-2 or 1 millibar.
