Sunday, 5 May 2024, 10:04 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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Reflection

the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it

Refraction

change in direction of propagation of any wave as a result of its travelling at different speeds at different points along the wave front

Resolution

the smallest interval measurable by a scientific instrument; the resolving power

Reverberation

prolongation of a sound; resonance