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Noun: acoustic impedance
  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
    "The acoustic impedance of the material affected its sound absorption properties";
    - acoustic resistance, acoustic reactance

Derived forms: acoustic impedances

Type of: resistance

Encyclopedia: Acoustic impedance