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Acoustic mismatch a discrepancy in transmitting sound |
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Amplitude the maximum extent of a vibration |
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Attenuation reduction of the amplitude of a signal, electric current, or other oscillation |
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Enhancement an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent |
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Frequency the rate per second of a vibration constituting a wave |
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Probe Probe is the handheld part of the ultrasound machine, the one containing crystals |
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Reflection the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it |
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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 |
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Resolution the smallest interval measurable by a scientific instrument; the resolving power |
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Reverberation prolongation of a sound; resonance |
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