acoustic disturbance

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• Acoustic theory — is the field relating to mathematical description of sound waves. It is derived from fluid dynamics. See acoustics for the engineering approach.The propagation of sound waves in a fluid (such as air) can be modeled by an equation of motion… …   Wikipedia

• Acoustic neuroma — 1. A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from an overproduction of Schwann cells small sheet like cells that normally wrap around nerve fibers like onion skin and help support the… …   Medical dictionary

• acoustic terrorism — (uh.KOO.stik TER.ur.iz.um) n. The disturbance of the peace caused by excessively loud noise. acoustic terrorist n. Example Citation: Our homeland security is violated every time a boom car goes by with 150 plus decibels of audio onslaught. You… …   New words

• acoustic neuroma — noun : a nonmalignant usually slow growing tumor involving the Schwann cells of a vestibular nerve that may cause deafness, tinnitus, disturbance of the sense of balance, and serious complications if not treated …   Useful english dictionary

• Marine mammal observer — A marine mammal observer (MMO) is a professional in environmental consulting who specialises in whales and dolphins. In recent years there has been increased concern for the effect of man made noise pollution in the ocean, particularly upon… …   Wikipedia

• sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …   Universalium

• Sediment Profile Imagery — (SPI) is an underwater technique for photographing the interface between the seabed and the overlying water. The technique is used to measure or estimate biological, chemical, and physical processes occurring in the first few centimetres of… …   Wikipedia

• Sound — /sownd/, n. The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 mi. (140 km) long; 3 30 mi. (5 48 km) wide. Swedish and Danish, Oresund. * * * I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave… …   Universalium

• Geophysical MASINT — is a branch of Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) that involves phenomena transmitted through the earth (ground, water, atmosphere) and manmade structures including emitted or reflected sounds, pressure waves, vibrations, and… …   Wikipedia

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins — Taxobox name = Indo Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin status = status system = status ref = image caption = image2 caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea familia = Delphinidae genus = Tursiops species = T.… …   Wikipedia

• Wave — A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space and time, usually with transference of energy. While a mechanical wave exists in a medium (which on deformation is capable of producing elastic restoring forces), waves of electromagnetic… …   Wikipedia