Thursday, 28 March 2024, 1:29 PM
Site: EchoeS - The Sound of the Body E-Learning
Course: EchoeS - The Sound of the Body E-Learning (TSotBeL)
Glossary: Glossary
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Acoustic mismatcha discrepancy in transmitting sound |
Amplitudethe maximum extent of a vibration |
Attenuationreduction of the amplitude of a signal, electric current, or other oscillation |
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Enhancementan increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent |
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Frequencythe rate per second of a vibration constituting a wave |
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ProbeProbe is the handheld part of the ultrasound machine, the one containing crystals |
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Reflectionthe throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it |
Refractionchange in direction of propagation of any wave as a result of its travelling at different speeds at different points along the wave front |
Resolutionthe smallest interval measurable by a scientific instrument; the resolving power |
Reverberationprolongation of a sound; resonance |