Glossary
Ultrasound terminology made clear
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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 | ||